Tag: Safety
Measures, Incentives, Heart Attack Mortality, Driving Safety, and Statistical Thinking
In this post, I look at the impact (or lack thereof) of targets, rankings, and incentives, when it comes to safe driving or PCI (angioplasty) procedures in a hospital cath lab. Are we improving? How do we know? How do we improve?
James Hereford – A #Lean COO from Stanford Becomes a Lean...
In today's post, I write about James Hereford, a Lean thinker and leader who is now CEO of Fairview Health Services in Minnesota. I share some links to and highlights from a past podcast with him and other blog posts with his thoughts.
Sad Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article on Auto Supplier Safety, Thoughts for Healthcare
A few of you sent me this article... and you were correct to think I would be interested: "Inside Alabama's Auto Jobs Boom: Cheap Wages, Little Training, Crushed Limbs." What are the parallels and lessons for hospitals?
How Lean Thinkers Shop? Plus the Lean Blog Holiday Gift Guide...
I'm guessing most "Lean thinkers" stayed home the other day on the "Black Friday" shopping day. Why might this be?
For one, I think we tend...
Toronto Cyclist Error Proofs With a “Pool Noodle” to Improve His...
This article from the Toronto Star caught my eye the other day:
Cyclist says his pool noodle makes Toronto streets safer for him
There was a...
Did Bad Systems & Training, Weak Problem Solving, and Poor Supervision...
The cancelation of a meaningless NFL exhibition pre-season game is probably one of the least important problems in the world. But, it happened recently...
Could Lean Thinking Have Prevented the Recent Disney Tragedy?
For many families, making a trip to Walt Disney World is the quintessential family vacation. My wife and I started planning our Disney trip...
Meet a Lean Blog Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply; Their “Gemba” Infographic
Thanks to the team at Creative Safety Supply for their sponsorship of LeanBlog.org. They've been running ads in the right sidebar since 2013. They're a...
Mr. Burns From the Simpsons is, No Surprise, a Safety Hypocrite
We can probably all use a mid-week chuckle... I used to be a die hard fan of The Simpsons. I've drifted away from watching...
Updates: NICU Innovation, Labs, MLB Netting, VA Waiting (and Cheating)
I recently saw some updates and new details related to some topics I've covered here on the blog, so I'm combining them into this...
Throwback Thursday: Various Posts from February 4th, Across 11 Years
My blog turned 11 years old last month. Thanks to everyone for reading! I looked back, as a Throwback Thursday, and found a number of really good posts that were published on this date...
The Shared Interests & Goals of Lean and the Patient Safety...
Later today and tomorrow, I'll be attending the annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit that's produced by a non-profit called the Patient...
