Video Interview with Dr. Peter Pronovost on Checklists & Patient Safety
Here's a video interview with Dr. Peter Pronovost, author of the book Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One…
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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…
Preventing Brain Surgery Errors… Not Exactly Rocket Science
Thanks to those of you who sent me the link to this Washington Post article called "The Pain of Wrong Site…
Michigan Hospitals Cut VAP Rates 70% Using Checklists
Here's a great story from my home state where I grew up, Michigan: "Hospital checklist helps pneumonia rates tumble…
Revisiting Taxis, Medical Errors, and Systemic Problems
You might have read my blog post from last week about an unsafe taxi driver and medical errors - Said the Unsafe…
Tom Peters Asks Where the Radicals Are in Healthcare
Here's a great essay from Tom Peters, a chapter from his book The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE.…
Do You Know More Than a Hospital CEO About…
If you're a regular reader of my Lean Blog, you might know more about preventing Hospital Acquired Infections than…
Happy Birthday Frank Gilbreth; Reducing Waste in Hospitals… Green is Lean
Today, July 7, is the birthday of Frank Gilbreth, born this day in 1868. While some of his methods arguably ranked…
Liveblogging the Quaid Patient Safety Documentary
I'm blogging notes and thoughts as I watch the Discovery Channel documentary by actor Dennis Quaid and others -- …
"Checklists" Innovator is One of Time’s 100
Peter Pronovost - The 2008 TIME 100 - TIME
It's so nice to see someone like Dr. Peter Pronovost on the "most…