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Dr. Katasha Butler
I've held many roles in my pharmacy career that has spanned seventeen years now. I've…
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What my Book “Lean Hospitals” Says About Inventory Planning
This is from the 3rd edition of my book Lean Hospitals. I've copied and pasted from the book with no…
“Small Kaizen” at a Japanese Hospital Pharmacy, Part 1
I'm overdue in writing more about my last trip to Japan a few months back.
Today, I'll like to share some…
Sad Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article on Auto Supplier Safety, Thoughts for…
A few of you sent me this article... and you were correct to think I would be interested: "Inside Alabama's Auto…
U.S. Hospitals Have the Best E.R. Care for Kids, But Aren’t Prepared For…
There's been a back and forth of views about the state of pediatric emergency medicine recently in the Wall St…
Kaizen: Giving Seven Days’ Grace on a New Idea [Video]
Here's another video in the series that Joe Swartz and I shot at Franciscan St. Francis Health back in October. See…
How Engaging Everyone in Kaizen Saves this Hospital Leader Time Lots of Time
A few weeks back, I posted the first new video from my Healthcare Kaizen co-author's health system: "Endoscopy…
Traveling to Japan Tomorrow – What Questions Should I Ask?
Tomorrow, I'm leaving for Japan and I'll be with Kaizen Institute for our second Lean healthcare study tour (see a…
Turning “Waste” Into a Clever Acronym
I wrote about Kaizen the other day on LinkedIn and the first comment was from Dr. Leke Agbejule, BPharm, MSc,…
What I’m Reading: Diner Muda, No Blame at Etsy, Toyota Treats Cancer Faster,…
In case you missed it, see Saturday's post: "Why Toyota is Eliminating the Andon Cord from its Factories."…
A Survey Would Show 83% of Surveys about Lean Healthcare are Dubious?
Last month, I saw a headline flying around Twitter about a survey that says a majority of hospital pharmacies are…
Transcript of Podcasts #203 & #207 – Chris Jerry, The Emily Jerry…
LeanBlog Podcast #203
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The Folly of Visual Inspection and the TSA
I've never been a big fan of the TSA or any form of visual inspection. I wasn't a fan, either, of the automated…
A Lean Guy Watches “CNN’s 25 Shocking Medical Mistakes”
Did anybody else see this show hosted to Elizabeth Cohen on CNN last weekend, titled "25 Shocking Medical…
Lean at the Peterborough (Ontario) Regional Medical Centre
Ontario's Peterborough Regional Medical Centre is about 18 months into their Lean transformation. They are being…
Will Suggestion Boxes be a Trend in 2012? What Method(s) do we Need for Employee…
I saw this article the other day on BusinessInsider.com: "10 Predictions For How The Workplace Will Change In…
Lean in Hospitals: Which Tool or Which Need?
As people first learn about Lean, they often ask questions like "what tools or methods should we use first?" These…
As Seen on TV: Random Lean Terms in Commercials
On a recent Sunday morning, I was watching cable news channels and two different commercials had a word jump out at…