What's the Point of Standard if it's Not Followed?
I am at the Ontario Hospital Association 'HealthAchieve' meeting (giving a talk on Lean Healthcare later on). I saw…
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"Love" or "Lean," This Quote Rings True
I saw this quote on Twitter from the pastor Rick Warren (happens to fit in the 140 characters):
"Love isn't…
NY Times on Standardization, Deming, and Lean Principles in Healthcare
If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James's Ideas Will Change It - NYTimes.com
About 10 people sent me…
Toyota article from 1997 – the “Soul” of TPS that’s hard…
How Toyota Defies Gravity
In doing some research for an upcoming presentation, I found this FORTUNE article from…
Hotels Give “Lean” a Bad Name??
Housekeepers' Giant "Hope Quilt" Puts Hotel Job Injuries in Spotlight | Labor Notes
Articles like this are…
Exec from Seattle Children’s on Lean Healthcare in the Washington Post
Patrick Hagan: Waste Not, Want Not: The Key to Reducing Costs - washingtonpost.comHere is an outstanding piece from…
RN Doesn’t Follow Standardized Work, Exposes Patients to Risk of Disease
Broward General nurse possibly exposed patients to risk - South Florida - MiamiHerald.com
Story and nurse…
5S the Coffee Pots
It's time for some coffee talk other than Starbucks... afternoon coffee break here.In Philadelphia last week during…
I Guess These Couples Should Worry – We Need Lean, not More Regulation
Embryo mix-up worries couples | detnews.com | The Detroit News
I've seen a lot of news stories about couples who…
A "Step Backward" in Patient Safety?
Joint Commission Changes Requirement for Patient ID during Blood Draws | Dark DailyThanks to my friend Robert…
Q&A #2 – Michael Balle, "The Lean Manager" – Nursing
I recently invited questions for Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel…
Cleaning Out the Lean Blog Backlog, Redux
It's a not-so-regular feature, but it's time to clean up the Lean Blog Backlog (say that 10 times fast), the…
Medical Errors in Hospitals Still Occur at Alarming Rate
It has been over 10 years since the publication of the Institute of Medicine's study on preventable medical errors:…
A Breakthrough in Training — Call it "Near-TWI"
I'm very pleased to present a guest post from Arizona about the successful use of Lean concepts and, more…
Book Review: "Kaizen Express"
I have always learned a lot from John Shook. As I've blogged about before, I've seen John present about TPS and…
It Might Be Bad Design If Instructions Are Required…
... or if it's too easy to make mistakes.
One of my favorite books of all time is Donald Norman's The Design of…
Book Review – The Myth of Multitasking
The Myth of Multitasking - Dave Crenshaw
I am long overdue on a review of this book, which I feel bad about…
Revisiting Handwashing, Time, Systems, and Blame
I've struck a chord with a few nurses with this post from late last year:Why Do Hospitals Have to Rely on Vigilant…