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.
Again, the main site for my book is www.leanhospitalsbook.com. I have some exciting new endorsements, including from John Touissant. I’m thrilled he would be so generous after reading a preview copy: “Mark Graban’s book has documented what is now happening…
Below is some of the text from edition #3 of the newsletter from my upcoming book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction. ————————————— Hospitals are notorious for employing “workarounds” to respond to problems. For example, when supplies…
They say “don’t judge a book by its cover,” but I hope you like the cover that my publisher and I have come up with. I was pretty steadfast that Lean is about people and the cover should reflect that.…
Lean Hospitals Book A few quick updates on my book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction. It is still due out July 23, 2008. If you want to sign up for my email newsletter about the book,…
Productivity Press – Lean Hospitals This was pretty exciting to discover… my book (“Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction”) is out there on the publisher website as well as amazon.com (my publisher would certainly prefer that you…
Just an update for those who were following the progress of my book on “Lean Hospitals.” It’s done! I have submitted the manuscript to the publisher (Productivity Press, a division of Taylor & Francis). UPDATE (7/9/08): The book is due…
Memphis Daily News – Le Bonheur’s New Treatment-Speeding System Ups Productivity by 54 Percent – 12/11/2007 Here’s a news story about a hospital I know people from, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis. I am have some examples of their in…
In support of the book I’m currently writing, I have created a comprehensive survey for hospitals about Lean practices and implementation. Click Here to take survey The intended audience for the survey is healthcare only, whether you are already implementing…
In support of the book I am writing, I am conducting a survey of Hospital organizations and their views and experiences with Lean. The survey will be distributed through some more formal channels, but I also wanted to post it…
Last week, in calling for “guest bloggers,” I hinted at a “special project” that will be keeping me busy over the next few months. The tentative title is: “Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety and Employee Satisfaction” It will be…