Tag: Patient Safety
"More Careful" or "Better Processes"?
NHS: 60,000 medication blunders in 18 months - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The IndependentTrust me, I'm not picking on the NHS. There's...
A Powerful Message on Lean and Healthcare
Why I Work In Healthcare | DailyKaizenHere's a great one to end the day on... Lee Fried has a powerful post over on the...
Tom Peters: The high number of hospital-caused drug errors and infections...
From Modern Healthcare (link no longer available), Tom Peters throws a few verbal bombs at the healthcare industry:
Quality gains needn't be costly, Peters tells...
Let the Process Experts Decide
Leading article: Infected by political calculationThis isn't a "Lean" story, per se, but it still caught my eye. Hospital-acquired infections are a major problem...
What Do You Think of This Sign?
A reader sent this picture from a hospital restroom. I'm not sure if the reader is a patient parent or a hospital employee. They...
Dennis Quaid on 60 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Recounts Twins' Drug Ordeal, Actor Tells 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft Medical Errors Kill Thousands - CBS News
Did you see the actor Dennis...
The Feds Reverse Their Decision on Checklists!
Wachter's World : The Checklist Saga: Victory!This is great news for patients and is probably great news for those of you who have been...
Another Pathology Mishap
L.I. Hospital Scrutinized After Deaths of Patients - New York Times
It wasn't the same laboratory this time, but it's more than likely a similar...
Yes, Standardized Work Saves Lives
'Bundling' hospital processes may help prevent infections - USATODAY.com"Bundling hospital processes" = Standardized WorkWhy isn't every hospital doing this? Why isn't every hospital administrator...
Why Do Patients Have to Do This?
The Informed Patient - WSJ.comGood column in the WSJ today, as always, from Laura Landro. She writes about the need for patients to take...
Updated: Glenn Beck’s Surgery Gone "Horribly Awry"
This is compelling video (scroll down), radio and TV talk show host Glenn Beck, talking about his surgery gone "horribly awry" and how "phenomenally...
Quaid Case Update: Whose Responsibility is Standardized Work?
If you're a regular reader, you might recall the Cedar-Sinai medical error that harmed Dennis Quad's twins (and others).
Quaid and his wife are now...
