You might not be a regular listener of the Habitual Excellence podcast, presented by Value Capture (and hosted by me). I hope you are… or will be. I realize I pump out a lot of podcasts. Our most recent episode…
Almost two years ago, I wrote an article for FierceHealthcare.com called “How lean management helped hospitals avoid layoffs.” Here in 2012, I see headlines daily about a hospital somewhere in the U.S. who is “forced” to lay off staff (or…
I’ve finally started reading the new book by Charles Kenney, Transforming Health Care: Virginia Mason Medical Center’s Pursuit of the Perfect Patient Experience, and I wanted to post a mini-review of the first three chapters. You can also buy (cheaper…
I’m currently in Minneapolis, where today is Day 2 of our Healthcare Value Leaders Network “Gemba Visit” to Park Nicollet (read more about these visits here). Dr. John Toussaint, author of the book On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save…
TL;DR: The New York Times showed that Lean healthcare isn’t about “factory medicine,” but about removing waste so clinicians can focus on patients. When grounded in respect for people and strong leadership, Lean improves quality, access, and cost–while misapplied versions…
This is going to seem like a political rant, but I promise this is mainly a post about Lean and healthcare, or at least it’s about dysfunctional parallels in both settings. It was said that President Ronald Reagan and Speaker…
As I’m currently in Sweden, I was reminded of this video I found recently featuring John Black, a lean healthcare consultant and author who previously worked with Boeing and Gary Larson, a Vice President from Park Nicollet in Minneapolis (a…
I’d like to welcome a new blogger to the Lean Healthcare space: Thomas L. Jackson of Rona Consulting and author of these books: Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise: Developing Competitive Capabilities and Managing Profit Implementing a Lean Management System…
Park Nicollet CEO to retire In the news story about CEO David Wessner’s retirement, one of the listed accomplishments is their use of Lean methods: Wessner, the first non-physician CEO at Park Nicollet, also brought Japanese-style lean manufacturing techniques to…
Hard times curtail Park Nicollet’s ambition Minnesota’s Park Nicollet health system is often held up as one of the leading “lean healthcare” examples in the U.S. As I mentioned in my book, Lean Hospitals, the system claimed $7.5 million in…
kare11.com :: KARE 11 TV – Auto concept drives Park Nicollet strategy In the news once again, Park Nicollet Hospital in Minnesota is getting media attention for its lean efforts. They claim a $15 million savings over the past two…
kare11.com :: KARE 11 TV – Auto concept drives Park Nicollet strategy Here’s a nice article about a hospital that is getting recognition within the medical community for their lean work. Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org…
