Tag: Toussaint

The Advice about Lean That Your Hospital CEO Should Be Getting

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Art Byrne's latest book, The Lean Turnaround Action Guide, has a lot of great tips that he's trying to share, CEO to CEO. How many CEOs are reading this book and heeding his advice, in manufacturing or in healthcare?

But Pigs and Corn Aren’t Cars! #Lean in Farming

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I don't know anything about farming. The only time I spend on "farms" is visits to wineries that grow grapes, as I've blogged about...

Podcast #267 – Steve Shortell on #Lean Healthcare Research

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Joining me for Episode #267 is Stephen M. Shortell PhD, MPH, MBA. He is Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professorship, HPM and is a Professor of...

ThedaCare CEO Dean Gruner to Retire; What’s Next for ThedaCare?

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A few weeks ago, I saw this announcement about Dean Gruner, MD, the second CEO to lead ThedaCare during their Lean journey: Dr. Dean Gruner,...

#TBT: Posts from Julys Past

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I'm going to be away from the blog (and Twitter) through July 13, but here are some blog posts from Julys of years past. 2015: See...

Strategy Deployment as a Series of Hypotheses or Predictions (Part 2)

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Here is the EXTREMELY belated Part 2 of my post, started in January 2015 with Part 1, on Strategy Deployment (SD) and hypotheses. A few...

This Upcoming Webinar on Change and Brain Science Will Open Your...

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I've known Dr. Mark Jaben for a while now... we share not just a similar sounding name, but also a passion for healthcare improvement....

Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Starts Today; Past Videos of Dr. John...

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Today's the first day of the two-day Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, an annual event that's being held this year near Miami. If you're at...

#FrontierFail & Frontier Lies… Why Competence is Required Before Lean

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I think I'm done complaining about Frontier Communications on Twitter. It's been a very frustrating week, as I'm on day 6 of a complete...

Updates: NICU Innovation, Labs, MLB Netting, VA Waiting (and Cheating)

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I recently saw some updates and new details related to some topics I've covered here on the blog, so I'm combining them into this...

Dr. John Toussaint Responds to the NEJM Piece: What Lean Really...

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Regular readers will remember my post about the New England Journal of Medicine piece on Lean by Pamela Hartzband, M.D., and Jerome Groopman, M.D....

Recorded Webinar with Jacob Stoller: “3 Primary Assumptions of Successful #Lean...

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Last year, you might have heard my podcast episode with author Jacob Stoller, talking about his book The Lean CEO. Coming up on March 15, I'm happy...