Day 2 of #HCSummit17 – Live Blogging the #Lean Healthcare Transformation… Mark Graban Jun 8, 2017 2 Blog For one last day, I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California. See my…
Live Blogging Day 1 of #HCSummit17 – #Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Mark Graban Jun 7, 2017 1 Blog I'm at the 8th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit in Palm Springs, California. Follow on Twitter using…
Is Calling People “Concrete Heads” the Most Effective Lean Change… Mark Graban Apr 18, 2017 3 Blog When did the term "concrete head" start getting thrown around in Lean circles? Do people still use this label…
Meeting A Professional Hero: Donald J. Wheeler, PhD, of “Understanding… Mark Graban Mar 13, 2017 2 Blog I recently got to meet Prof. Donald J. Wheeler when he gave a keynote talk at the Society for Health Systems…
New White Paper: “#Lean for Doctors” Mark Graban Mar 10, 2017 0 Blog I'm happy to share a link to a white paper that I co-authored for Catalysis (formerly the ThedaCare Center for…
Learning & Emulating Without Copying Blindly from Duke Hoops, Toyota, or… Mark Graban Mar 6, 2017 4 Audio While I'm writing here about Northwestern men's basketball learning from Duke (without copying everything), the…
The Advice about #Lean That Your Hospital CEO Should Be Getting Mark Graban Feb 21, 2017 3 Blog Art Byrne's latest book, The Lean Turnaround Action Guide, has a lot of great tips that he's trying to share, CEO…
But Pigs and Corn Aren’t Cars! #Lean in Farming Mark Graban Dec 9, 2016 0 Blog I don't know anything about farming. The only time I spend on "farms" is visits to wineries that grow grapes, as…
Podcast #267 – Steve Shortell on #Lean Healthcare Research Mark Graban Nov 7, 2016 1 Blog Joining me for Episode #267 is Stephen M. Shortell PhD, MPH, MBA. He is Blue Cross of California!-->!-->!-->…
ThedaCare CEO Dean Gruner to Retire; What’s Next for ThedaCare? Mark Graban Oct 19, 2016 0 Audio A few weeks ago, I saw this announcement about Dean Gruner, MD, the second CEO to lead ThedaCare during their…
#TBT: Posts from Julys Past Mark Graban Jul 7, 2016 0 Blog I'm going to be away from the blog (and Twitter) through July 13, but here are some blog posts from Julys of years…
Strategy Deployment as a Series of Hypotheses or Predictions (Part 2) Mark Graban Jun 28, 2016 5 Blog Here is the EXTREMELY belated Part 2 of my post, started in January 2015 with Part 1, on Strategy Deployment (SD)…
This Upcoming Webinar on Change and Brain Science Will Open Your Eyes Mark Graban Jun 16, 2016 0 Blog I've known Dr. Mark Jaben for a while now... we share not just a similar sounding name, but also a passion for…
Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Starts Today; Past Videos of Dr. John… Mark Graban Jun 15, 2016 0 Blog Today's the first day of the two-day Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, an annual event that's being held this…
Key Tweets from @MarkGraban – Week of June 6, 2016: Lean Hospitals, Ali,… Mark Graban Jun 11, 2016 0 Blog Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from…
#FrontierFail & Frontier Lies… Why Competence is Required Before Lean Mark Graban Apr 25, 2016 5 Blog I think I'm done complaining about Frontier Communications on Twitter. It's been a very frustrating week, as I'm on…
Updates: NICU Innovation, Labs, MLB Netting, VA Waiting (and Cheating) Mark Graban Apr 20, 2016 0 Audio I recently saw some updates and new details related to some topics I've covered here on the blog, so I'm combining…
Dr. John Toussaint Responds to the NEJM Piece: What Lean Really Is Mark Graban Apr 12, 2016 4 Blog Regular readers will remember my post about the New England Journal of Medicine piece on Lean by Pamela Hartzband,…