Tag: Patient Safety

Another Experiment That Works in Healthcare: Safety Huddles

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Following up on yesterday's post on seemingly successful experiments with ACOs, here's another article, from HBR, on "safety huddles" in healthcare: "How Every Hospital Should Start...

An Experiment That Works in Healthcare: Pioneer ACOs

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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

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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,...

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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?

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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...

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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...

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Every time I am in a hospital or clinic setting, one of the first things I do is get a pump or squirt of...

Bob Wachter on The Digital Doctor, Patient Safety, and Lean in...

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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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...
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