What's the Point of Standard if it's Not Followed? Mark Graban Nov 16, 2009 7 Blog I am at the Ontario Hospital Association 'HealthAchieve' meeting (giving a talk on Lean Healthcare later on). I saw…
"Love" or "Lean," This Quote Rings True Mark Graban Nov 16, 2009 6 Blog 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 Mark Graban Nov 9, 2009 4 Blog 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… Mark Graban Oct 30, 2009 6 Blog How Toyota Defies Gravity In doing some research for an upcoming presentation, I found this FORTUNE article from…
Hotels Give “Lean” a Bad Name?? Mark Graban Oct 19, 2009 7 Blog 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 Mark Graban Oct 13, 2009 2 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 Mark Graban Oct 10, 2009 2 Blog Broward General nurse possibly exposed patients to risk - South Florida - MiamiHerald.com Story and nurse…
5S the Coffee Pots Mark Graban Oct 6, 2009 3 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 Mark Graban Oct 3, 2009 1 Blog 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? Mark Graban Oct 1, 2009 11 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 Mark Graban Aug 20, 2009 0 Blog 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 Mark Graban Aug 14, 2009 1 Blog 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 Mark Graban Jul 8, 2009 7 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" Mark Graban Jun 30, 2009 4 Blog I'm very pleased to present a guest post from Arizona about the successful use of Lean concepts and, more…
Book Review: "Kaizen Express" Mark Graban Jun 29, 2009 0 Blog 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… Mark Graban Jun 17, 2009 4 Blog ... 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 Mark Graban Jun 8, 2009 5 Blog 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 Mark Graban Apr 23, 2009 1 Blog I've struck a chord with a few nurses with this post from late last year:Why Do Hospitals Have to Rely on Vigilant…