Nursing

Nursing turnover is very likely costing your organization millions of dollars. But you don't have to just accept…

I was prompted today to think about an excerpt from my book Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and…

Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…

Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…

This blog post is a collaboration with a Lean healthcare consulting friend of mine, who heard another unfortunate…

Here is a story that was sent to me by a blog reader, who needs to remain anonymous. I know the blog reader fairly…

My guest for Episode #343 of the podcast is Amanda Mewborn, an executive director of project management for…

Here's the latest in an occasional ongoing series I call "A Lean Guy Reads ________". Today, I'm reading…

Mark's Note: Today's post is written by Ken Segel, the managing director of Value Capture, LLC. This is the first…

This week is National Nurses Week. Nurses are highly skilled and, too often, are underappreciated. Lean should…

This article caught my eye recently: Skip the Fancy Towels, and Hire More Nurses (via the NY Times)

I recently learned that a company called Anderson Continuing Education offers continuing education (CE) credits for…

In my time working with hospitals, I've always been very sympathetic to front-line nurses (and other staff). They…

It's really easy to make statements like "patient safety is our top priority." That same statement can be applied…

Happy June, everybody! Summer is here. We've actually had a delightfully long spring here in San Antonio, which…

I saw this video last night on Paul Levy's blog and it's important enough that I want to share it here with a few…