Tag: Patient Safety
An Experiment That Works in Healthcare: Pioneer ACOs
You might be considered "wonky" for enjoying the topics discussed here at LeanBlog.org... but that's fine. This is a safe environment for being wonky...
That Medication Cabinet is Secure… Or Secure-ish
I was on a long flight the other day and I watched an episode of the ABC comedy Black-ish. In episode 3 of the...
Cleaning out the Backlog: 3P in the NHS, “Secret” HAI Weapons,...
As I sometimes do, I'm going to close out a bunch of browser tabs (which makes my Mac run faster) and I'll do that...
Why Would These Workplace Slogans Be Offensive to Employees?
Reminder: I'm doing a webinar today with Dr. Greg Jacobson, CEO of KaiNexus, titled "How To Spread Continuous Improvement" and I hope you'll join...
Guest Post: “Do No Harm” – Patient Safety is Defined by...
Mark's Note: I met today's guest blogger, Gus Lusack, when I was working with a hospital pathology department in the British NHS. Gus was...
An Invention to Prevent Empty Gel or Foam Sanitizer Dispensers in...
Every time I am in a hospital or clinic setting, one of the first things I do is get a pump or squirt of...
Podcast #220 – Dr. Bob Wachter, Lean & The Digital Doctor
My guest for episode #220 is somebody I've wanted to interview for a long time, Dr. Robert Wachter, one of the leading voices in...
Podcast #218 – Karen Kiel-Rosser, Baldrige & Mary Greeley Medical Center
My guest for episode #218 is Karen Kiel-Rosser, Vice President/Quality Improvement Officer at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Iowa. You can see her full bio...
It’s Patient Safety Awareness Week and I Was Surprised That This...
This week is the annual Patient Safety Awareness Week, presented by the National Patient Safety Foundation, a non-profit that I like and support. As...
A Call for Partners to Measure Improvement Results using “The Batz...
Some of you might know that I'm on the board of a Texas-based non profit, the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation. It's an...
The One Thing Google Should Show When You Search for a...
Today's post is hosted over at LinkedIn, as part of my participation in the LinkedIn Influencers series.
The post is titled: "The One Thing Google...
A Story About a Hospital Putting Safety First Over Patient Satisfaction
In yesterday's blog post ("Safety is always our top priority" - From lip service to daily practice?"), I challenged hospital leaders to back up...
