Tag: Pharmacy

I recently invited questions for Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround. He...

So I'm finally watching the DVR-ed episode from March 10, 2009 that gave widespread exposure to the issue of medical mistakes. Oprah began the...

Curious at Amazon, but Not Idle - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com This piece about Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos made me think about visiting the "Gemba"...

Kevin Meyer, over at Evolving Excellence, recently wrote a good piece on "endorsing" a U.S. presidential candidate. Today, I'm technically Constitution-eligible to be...

Pharmacy transformed at Women and Children's Hospital Here is a story about a Buffalo hospital that designed a new pharmacy space. The article doesn't mention...

Star-Telegram.com: | 05/06/2008 | LETTERSOK, so we're piling on JPS Hospital at this point.. but this letter to the editor caught my eye today:One...

If you've been following any of the posts about healthcare, here are a few interesting follow ups.Following up on this post about Boston's Beth...

Dennis Quaid's newborns reportedly harmed by medical mix-up - Los Angeles Times (Updated 4:57 PM, again at 9:51 PM, see bottom of post) If this story...

Phila. health agency in disarray | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/26/2007I saw this in the news as I was leaving Philly earlier this week. ...

The Blotter: ABC Report on Pharmacy ErrorsI first stumbled across this 20/20 report when I saw a preview on the ABC investigative reports video...

Fatal Dose: Ohio Girl is Killed By Medical MistakeHere is a sad story of a girl's death due to a hospital pharmacy mistake. ...

Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog: A woman dies after receiving 8 grams of DilantinI read about this on the blog linked above and the...