New White Paper: “#Lean for Doctors” Mark Graban Mar 10, 2017 0 Blog I'm happy to share a link to a white paper that I co-authored for Catalysis (formerly the ThedaCare Center for…
Kaizen Adventures in My Hometown of Livonia, Michigan Mark Graban Jan 20, 2014 3 Blog I'm in my home town of Livonia, Michigan this week, having arrived to the snow and cold yesterday, staying through…
Recommended Webinar on Monday: Lean in an Academic Medical Setting; U-M Health… Mark Graban Dec 8, 2012 0 Blog If you liked my January 2011 podcast with Jack Billi, MD, from the University of Michigan Health System and Medical…
Videos: Lean in Daily Work at the University of Michigan Health System Mark Graban Aug 28, 2012 0 Blog If your organization blocks access to YouTube... shame on them. The videos I'm sharing here are two reasons you…
Michigan Lean Consortium 2012 Conference – Establishing a Winning Culture Mark Graban Jun 26, 2012 0 Blog Although I've lived in Texas since 1999 (other than a few years in Phoenix), Michigan is my home state,…
Healthcare Kaizen: You Mean Everyone Isn’t Doing This? Mark Graban Jun 20, 2012 7 Blog I've done a number of radio interviews recently to talk about our soon-to-be-released book Healthcare Kaizen. I…
How hospitals are implementing lean healthcare practices Mark Graban Mar 28, 2012 0 Blog Under Blog Break rules, I'll just post this article that I was quoted extensively in: "Author: Hospitals can use…
Lean in the Livonia Public Schools Mark Graban Jan 23, 2012 7 Blog I grew up in Livonia, Michigan, where I was fortunate to have an outstanding public school education (without the…
Webinar Recording from a University of Michigan Health System Lean Leader Mark Graban Dec 13, 2011 2 Blog Yesterday, the MIT SDM program hosted a webinar by Dr. Jack Billi from University of Michigan. I had the good…
The Global Spread of “Lean Hospitals” Mark Graban Aug 11, 2011 6 Blog I'm in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan for a few days for the Michigan Lean Consortium annual conference. It's my…
Join me at the Michigan Lean Consortium’s Conference Aug 10-11 Mark Graban Jul 9, 2011 1 Blog If you're in Michigan, come join me and a great crew for the first annual Michigan Lean Consortium conference near…
Michigan Hospitals Cut VAP Rates 70% Using Checklists Mark Graban Apr 27, 2011 2 Blog Here's a great story from my home state where I grew up, Michigan: "Hospital checklist helps pneumonia rates tumble…
Some Cool Video Technology for Standardized Work & Error Proofing Mark Graban Sep 22, 2010 9 Blog I recently ran across a Michigan startup company called OPS Solutions that has some interesting technology that…
These Primary Care Improvements Don’t Sound “Mean” to Me Mark Graban May 13, 2010 2 Blog Here's yet another article with the lazy "Lean and Mean" cliche' in the headline: "Make Your Physician Practice a…
Archived SlideCast of my Webinar on Gemba Walks Mark Graban Apr 12, 2010 1 Blog I have strong ties and connections to the state of Michigan, growing up in Livonia, starting my career there in…