Tag: Patient Safety

Although I'm a proud alum of Northwestern University, a former marching band member, and an ardent follower of our football team (as I've written...

In a Lean culture, the mindset is that "problems are treasure" or "problems are gold." By honestly identifying problems, we can solve problems and...

I was recently interviewed by one of the reporters who put together this web article in Canada: "From the factory floor to the emergency department:...

Listen Episode #207 is part two of my conversation with Chris Jerry, founder of The Emily Jerry Foundation.  The foundation was created in the aftermath of the...

I was nominated to do the ALS "Ice Bucket Challenge." I think I was officially the last person to do so, judging from my...

There are certainly many serious problems in healthcare. Let's look at nursing, in particular. It's a rewarding job, but it's far more frustrating for...

Today's post is a link to my article written for the LinkedIn "Influencers" series: Why Every Patient Deserves the Care & Caution that Surrounds the...

We all know the beaver is "the engineer of the animal kingdom." That's why MIT has a beaver as a mascot... it's an engineer...

Listen: Episode #205 is a conversation with Joe Schnur, VP Business Development at Intelligent M, a company that "designs data-driven hand hygiene compliance  improvement solutions for...

I recently saw a tweet that referenced a May 2014 that was sent to President Obama and his administration: "Report to the President - Better HealthCare...

I received a tweet the other day from what appears to be a patient safety advocacy group. That's always great to see. However, I am...

Listen My guest for Episode #203 (and for Part 2 of our discussion in episode #207) is Chris Jerry, founder of The Emily Jerry Foundation.  The...