Tag: Lean Hospitals

Lean Hospitals: Leadership, Learning, and Better Healthcare Systems

Lean Hospitals is about improving patient care, staff well-being, safety, and flow by fixing systems—not blaming people or cutting costs at any price. These posts explore Lean healthcare as a management and leadership system grounded in respect for people, psychological safety, and continuous learning.

Drawing from hospitals, health systems, and frontline clinical work, this archive reflects the core ideas from Lean Hospitals: improvement without layoffs, learning from mistakes, daily problem solving, and leadership behaviors that make sustainable improvement possible in healthcare.

Book Update…. and I Don’t Understand Amazon

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First off, Productivity Press has now shipped all back ordered books that were purchased through their site. Thanks for your patience.... it still shows...

Autographed Book Copies and Labels

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Dear Lean Blog readers (and Lean Hospitals book readers):A number of you have asked about getting autographed copies of my book, which I really...

Lean Hospitals Book Update – Aug 12

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Amazon Online Reader : Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee SatisfactionI know this has been frustrating for people, but here's the best...

LeanBlog Podcast #50 – Your Guest, Mark Graban – Celebrating 50...

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To celebrate the 50th LeanBlog Podcast, the tables are turned. Guest host Jamie Flinchbaugh chats with me, Mark Graban, about the history of my...

Speaking Engagements for the Fall

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I'm happy to announce that I will be speaking at a few events and forums this fall. The firm I work for will also...

First Copies of my Book! (and Q&A Session)

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Very exciting day, I have my first copies of my book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction, in hand!!!In other book...

"Lean Hospitals" Shipping Update

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I've gotten a number of questions about Amazon.com showing late August as a shipping date now. It seems that the fastest / earliest way...

New Lean Hospitals Book Update — Shipping Soon?

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Updated 7/29: Click here---------------------Updated 7/28: The book now shows as "In Stock" at www.productivitypress.com and amazon.com says it will be "in stock on...

Lean Overview Article in “The Hospitalist”

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The Lean Hospital The Hospitalist is a publication for physicians who practice "hospital medicine." I had a chance to be interviewed for what turned out...

Discount Code for Book (15% off)

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For those who already saw the post and wouldn't otherwise scroll down, please re-visit my earlier post that now has a discount code for...

Mark on the "Competing Podcast"

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Lean Thinking Network | Competing Podcast » Archive » Competing Mark GrabanThanks to Dwight Bowen for having me as a guest on...

Lean Hospitals Book Survey — Do You Have a Name for...

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As I was researching and writing my book, I conducted an online survey (non-scientific) about hospitals and their experiences with Lean methods. I am...
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