Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of February 15, 2016: SHS, 5S, J&J,…
Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from…
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Ask This Question (Not This One) When Trying to Improve a Stable System
The Red Bead Kit
As I've done before (and written about), I'll be facilitating the famed "Deming Red Bead…
Tweets & Notes from the 2014 Society for Health Systems Conference
Last weekend, I was happy to attend, as I've done for seven of the last eight years or so, the annual Society for…
Upcoming Conferences – SHS & LEI
I'm happy to be attending two really outstanding events in the next two months and I hope to see you there! The…
You’ll Love These Idea Boards Spotted at the Society for Health Systems…
I saw some posters and presentations at the recent Society for Health Systems conference that include some nice…
SHS Notes: Hospital Improvement, Deming Lessons from Mike Stoecklein, Shocking…
I'm still reflecting on what a great conference the Society for Health Systems put on again this year. Here are…
Society for Health Systems Conference – Roger Gerard, ThedaCare
Saturday at the Society for Health Systems conference, included an excellent keynote address from Roger Gerard,…
Society for Health Systems (#SHS2013) Notes – MD Anderson Talks on #Deming…
I think this was my sixth consecutive year attending the annual Society for Health Systems Conference, held this…
Reader Questions: Lean and Process Improvement in Healthcare
I received some really good questions from a reader, Nick, who has recently crossed industries to bring his Lean…
ASQ Influential Voices: Young People and the Future of Engineering and Healthcare
I'm happy to be participating in the ASQ "Influential Voices" blog series here in 2012. ASQ President Paul Borawski…
10 Tips from a Hospital CEO – from the #SHS2012 Conference
Sunday's keynote presenter at the 2012 Society for Health Systems conference was Dr. Stephen Markovich, the CEO of…
Hello from the SHS Conference & a Question for the Readers
Hello from Las Vegas, where Monday is Day 2 of the outstanding Society for Health Systems annual conference. I…
Upcoming Lean Speaking Engagements – Las Vegas and Phoenix
I'll be attending and speaking at three public events in the next few months, twice in Las Vegas and once…
From SHS: Ohio Health Reduces Surgical Site Infections Using Lean
A few weeks back, I attended the Society for Health Systems (SHS) Conference in Orlando, where I chaired the…
Another CEO Talk: “Can I Say That?”
The final keynote talk at the recent Society for Health Systems / ASQ Healthcare conference was given by Dr. Barry…
An Industrial Engineer as Hospital CEO
Last Friday at SHS/ASQ, I heard a talk by Michael Riordan, the CEO of the Greenville Hospital System in South…
How “Training With Industry” Helped in This Hospital Laboratory
On Friday, I co-presented at the Society for Health Systems / ASQ Healthcare Division conference in Atlanta. It was…
Productivity Targets Getting in the Way of Productivity Improvement
Earlier this morning, I attended a presentation at SHS/ASQ about Lean implementation in multiple emergency rooms…