Interviewed for articles in "Becker’s Hospital Review"
I was recently interviewed by a reporter at Becker's Hospital Review and these are the articles, linked below,…
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Article about Lean in Canadian Cataract Surgery and More
A clear vision for better health care - The Globe and MailThis is an article about Lean improvements in the British…
“Lean Won’t Work Here… We’re Different!” Is That…
I'm sure anybody who has done any work with Lean has heard these words said in one form or another, often prefaced…
Lame Survey about Lean in Healthcare?
Hospitals See Benefits of Lean and Six Sigma
Regular readers know I often write about what I termed "L.A.M.E."…
“Stop the Line” in a Hospital
Today it's Toyota, tomorrow the NHS; Hospital looks to adopt safety initiative
The concept of any worker being…
Wow, the Joint Commission Moves Slowly
Heparin errors and patient harm have been in the news quite a bit the last few years. So what are hospital…
Surgical Checklists in the News!
WHO Proposes Checklist to Reduce Surgery Errors : NPR
A surgical revolution: checklist that could prevent…
Problems at JPS Hospital, Part 2
Star-Telegram.com: | 04/28/2008 | Trapped in a waiting game at JPSUpdate: For those who didn't catch the update to…
Updated: Problems at JPS Hospital, Part 1
Update 5/1/08: The CEO is being forced out, "retiring" in SeptemberStar-Telegram.com: | 04/27/2008 | JPS patients…
Another Pathology Mishap
L.I. Hospital Scrutinized After Deaths of Patients - New York Times
It wasn't the same laboratory this time, but…
Relying on Memory Leads to Errors
Patient Safety Blog - Telling Our StoriesHere is an unfortunate story about a surgeon operating on the wrong side…