Neatness Counts at Kyocera and at Others in the 5S Club – WSJ.com I’m going to violate a rule I have to try not to blog when I’m frustrated or angry. Here goes… Today’s front page (argh, front page) article…
Health Care: Loving Lean — Seattle Business Monthly It’s so nice to see a Lean overview article, yet alone Lean healthcare, that doesn’t use the “Lean and Mean” cliche in the headline. This is a story from Seattle that discusses…
To build a better hospital, Virginia Mason takes lessons from Toyota plants A number of you emailed me about the above article that was featured in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about Virginia Mason Medical Center, a hospital that’s seen as one…
A Novel Plan Helps Hospital Wean Itself Off Pricey Tests – WSJ.com Kevin, over at Evolving Excellence, raised a similar issue about misaligned incentives and misleading metrics in healthcare (thanks for the mention, Kevin). This article, linked above, from the…
Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta Rei Thanks to the Gemba blog. The article he linked to talks about the need to cut costs in healthcare and mentions the Virginia Mason Hospital with its Virginia Mason Production System…
Oregon Health Forum – Events Thanks to Andrea for this. Who is Virginia Mason and why does she have a production system? No, it’s a hospital, one of the leaders in the lean healthcare world. Here is a link to…
