Tag: Quality

Quality: Leadership, Systems Thinking, and Continuous Improvement

Quality doesn’t come from inspection, pressure, or choosing between speed and accuracy. It comes from well-designed systems, capable processes, and leaders who focus on learning instead of blame. This archive brings together blog posts, podcasts, and reflections on quality through a Lean and Deming lens—covering psychological safety, metrics, variation, leadership behavior, healthcare quality, and why sustainable improvement depends on fixing systems rather than managing people harder.

Medicare to Stop Paying for Rework

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Hospital-borne ailments face Medicare budget ax | IndyStar.comHealthcare has LONG been a piecework industry. Caregivers and facilities are paid for WHAT they do...

Focusing Only On Price Can Kill…

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Chinese say U.S. shares blame in food scandal - USATODAY.comI've been tempted a few times to post about the pet deaths from contaminated pet...

Mini Lean Carnival

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Here's a mini Lean carnival of some good posts from other blogs about Lean:Got Boondoggle? Lost in TranslationGreat story from Mike about someone...

Elements of Lean Surgery at Geisinger Health System

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In Bid for Better Care, Surgery With a Warranty - New York Times This outstanding NY Times article isn't about "Lean" per se (they don't...

Is There "Standard Work" for Clinical Care?

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Marketplace: Better health care through better informationThis commentator points out some shocking waste in the healthcare system:Although cancer doctors work long hours, they still...

Traditional Improvement Methods Compromising Hospital Safety?

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Study: Hospital Goals Sometimes Compromise SafetyWith Lean, we have realized that improving quality does not run counter to decreasing costs. They go together....

L.A.M.E.: Thinking Lean is About Speed, not Quality

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A blog reader, Tom, sent me a PDF of a column from the ASQ "Quality Progress" magazine, the April 2007 issue. The article...

Just as Bad in Canada

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globeandmail.com: Private sector health care: Think quality, regulationI don't think healthcare and quality is a "Private vs. Public" debate. As we'll inevitably have...

Krazy Kwality Posters

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I really dislike motivational posters, particularly those meant to inspire quality. I guess it comes from the early Deming training/indoctrination and having been around...

Certification and Quality

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Modern Healthcare Online (article available to subscribers only, March 12, 2007 Issue)I think it's been true in the manufacturing world that quality certifications, such...

Ford: Quality equal to Toyota

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Detroit News ArticleIn terms of initial vehicle quality, Ford Motor Co. is in a statistical dead-heat for second place with Japan's Toyota Motor Corp....

"That’s What We’re Here For"

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My main point here I think is "Tech Support should NOT be part of the normal process."I needed to register for an internal company...
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