Interviewed for articles in "Becker’s Hospital Review" Mark Graban Sep 23, 2009 2 I was recently interviewed by a reporter at Becker's Hospital Review and these are the articles, linked below,…
Article about Lean in Canadian Cataract Surgery and More Mark Graban Jul 24, 2009 1 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… Mark Graban Jul 14, 2009 29 Blog 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? Mark Graban Mar 21, 2009 3 Blog 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 Mark Graban Mar 13, 2009 8 Blog 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 Mark Graban Sep 26, 2008 4 Blog 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! Mark Graban Jun 28, 2008 9 Blog WHO Proposes Checklist to Reduce Surgery Errors : NPR A surgical revolution: checklist that could prevent…
Problems at JPS Hospital, Part 2 Mark Graban May 2, 2008 4 Blog 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 Mark Graban Apr 30, 2008 10 Blog Update 5/1/08: The CEO is being forced out, "retiring" in SeptemberStar-Telegram.com: | 04/27/2008 | JPS patients…
Another Pathology Mishap Mark Graban Feb 13, 2008 3 Blog 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 Mark Graban Sep 10, 2007 0 Blog Patient Safety Blog - Telling Our StoriesHere is an unfortunate story about a surgeon operating on the wrong side…