Ask This Question (Not This One) When Trying to Improve a Stable System Mark Graban Feb 16, 2016 3 Blog 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 Mark Graban Feb 26, 2014 0 Blog 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 Mark Graban Jan 25, 2014 4 Blog I'm happy to be attending two really outstanding events in the next two months and I hope to see you there! The…
Continuous Improvement in Healthcare: Kaizen Idea Boards at the Society for Health… Mark Graban Mar 13, 2013 15 Blog 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… Mark Graban Mar 6, 2013 6 Blog 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 Mark Graban Mar 5, 2013 4 Blog 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… Mark Graban Mar 4, 2013 2 Blog 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 Mark Graban Feb 27, 2012 0 Blog 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 Mark Graban Feb 22, 2012 1 Blog 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 Mark Graban Feb 21, 2012 7 Blog 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 Mark Graban Feb 20, 2012 5 Blog 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 Mark Graban Feb 10, 2012 3 Blog 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 Mark Graban Mar 7, 2011 3 Blog 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?” Mark Graban Mar 9, 2010 2 Blog 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 Mark Graban Mar 2, 2010 2 Blog 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 Mark Graban Mar 1, 2010 6 Blog 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 Mark Graban Feb 27, 2010 15 Blog Earlier this morning, I attended a presentation at SHS/ASQ about Lean implementation in multiple emergency rooms…