Tag: Patient Safety

Exposé About Detroit Medical Center, Dirty Surgical Instruments, Dysfunction, and… Lean?

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A number of you emailed me about this report in the Detroit News. I grew up in Detroit and my first job was as...

Did Bad Systems & Training, Weak Problem Solving, and Poor Supervision...

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The cancelation of a meaningless NFL exhibition pre-season game is probably one of the least important problems in the world. But, it happened recently...

My Lean Healthcare Trip to China: Transitioning From Beijing to Shanghai

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Continuing my series of blog posts about my July trip to China, today's post is about the second city I visited: Shanghai. This post...

What’s Up at Virginia Mason Medical Center? Top Rankings & Joint...

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I want to preface this post by saying it's mostly about questions, not answers. I've had many readers and acquaintances ask me about what's...

#TBT: Posts from Julys Past

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I'm going to be away from the blog (and Twitter) through July 13, but here are some blog posts from Julys of years past. 2015: See...

Sorta Live Blogging Fox News “Beware! Danger at the Doctor” (Part...

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Recently, Chris Jerry, a friend in the patient safety movement (pictured, at left) told me that he was going to be interviewed on a Fox...

The Blame and Shame(ful) Culture of Healthcare

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Mark's Note: This is another guest post by Drew Locher (check out past posts and my podcast with him). There's been a lot in...

Seven Years Ago and a Week: A Patient Safety Story

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Mark's note: Today's post is written by Laura Townsend, the founder of the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation. I learned about the foundation...

Podcast #246 – Steve Montague, a Pilot’s Viewpoints on Lean Healthcare,...

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Listen: Episode #246 is my second episode in recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week. My guest is Steve Montague, who talked about Lean and Crew Resource Management...

From a Patient Safety Tragedy to Lean & Baldrige Success in...

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As Patient Safety Awareness Week continues, thanks to all of you who shared this PBS News Hour story with me via email or Twitter....

Podcast #245 – Dr. Tom Evans, Improving Healthcare Quality in Iowa

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Today is the first of two episodes that I'll post here during Patient Safety Awareness Week. I agree with the National Patient Safety Foundation...

Patient Safety Awareness Week 2016: Still Much Work to be Done

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This week is the annual Patient Safety Awareness Week. As the National Patient Safety Foundation says, "Every day is patient safety day." I've expressed...
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