10 Key Lean Mindsets for Healthcare
I really enjoyed having the chance to be in Cincinnati yesterday to participate in a Lean Healthcare workshop put…
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Value Stream Mapping
St. Louis Paper Features Lean at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Just before the new year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch featured the Lean efforts at Barnes-Jewish Hospital ("St.…
Guest Post: Lean Value Streams
Mark's note: Today is the first of what might be a regular series of guest posts from the team at Lean Pathways,…
Don’t Speed Up or Improve a Workaround Process – Fix the System
Hospitals are full of workarounds and fire fighting, it's a pretty common problem. That's one reason cost is so…
Another Annual Update on a New Zealand Emergency Department
It seems to be an annual event to see a news story about a New Zealand emergency department, Dunedin Hospital (not…
Management Improvement Carnival #111
Again, I'm very happy to host the Carnival for John Hunter and his Curious Cat blog. My job here is to share some…
Reader Question: Asset Optimizers and Point Optimizers
It's time for another in my Reader Questions series, this question comes from Brian via email. If you have a…
These Primary Care Improvements Don’t Sound “Mean” to Me
Here's yet another article with the lazy "Lean and Mean" cliche' in the headline: "Make Your Physician Practice a…
“Lean Doctors” – A New Book and Webinar
Something Lean is in the water in Wisconsin, as that state is one of the hotbeds of Lean healthcare. There's, of…
Lean is “Taking Canadian Healthcare by Storm,” but Look Out for…
In an article ("Assembly required: Health care from the Toyota factory floor") from Canada's National Post…
Superficial Lean Laboratory Explanation
Laboratory Equipment - Easy Lean Lab Exercises
When I see "Easy Lean" or, as I also saw recently in a…
Cleveland Clinic and Lean Healthcare in Newsweek
What Health Reform Can Learn From Cleveland Clinic | Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com
Although it's not the…
Lean at Windsor’s Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital
Here is a video from Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH) in Windsor, Ontario Canada about their Lean effort, the video…
ThedaCare News Coverage & More from Fox News
This is a big day for Lean in healthcare, as here is a link to FoxNews.com with five longer videos about ThedaCare…
Value Stream Mapping in Healthcare – Does it Differ?
A reader, Dan, asked a great question on the MoveToHealthcare.ning.com site (since closed), re-used here with his…
First 90 Days as Hospital Lean Director – What To Do?
Lean Leap to Health Care #9 (Click for Part #8) by Scott McDuffee
"I'm not sure if I have ever learned…
Shortening up the Value Stream
On this blog, there have been several discussions and posts about jobs going overseas, not so much from a…
It’s not the Map that Counts
Congratulations. You've mapped out the future state. Now what? | TimeBack ManagementHere's a post, linked above,…