Tag: Waste

Healthcare Headlines in the UK are Mostly Similar to the US

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As I wrote about last month, I love newspapers, so I felt like I fit into the culture last week when I spent five...

A Tale of Two Clinics – What I Wish My Primary...

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In American healthcare, there's a growing gap between hospitals and clinics that are being innovative and those who are stuck in the "way it's...

Lean in the Kitchen; Weekend Urgent Care for the NHS

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I hope y'all had a nice Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S. It's a global audience for the blog, but I had the...

Dr. Atul Gawande’s Article on Reducing the Waste of Unnecessary Healthcare

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I've been a big fan of Dr. Atul Gawande's writing for a long time (see previous posts about him and his work). His latest article...

Are Hospitalists Ready to Get Serious About Reducing Waste and Improving...

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I was quoted in two articles that appeared in "Today's Hospitalist": "Discharging Mr. Wood: Time to get serious about waste" and "Standardized work: Improving quality by reducing...

“Healthy Debate” About Lean in Healthcare & Emergency Departments

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I was recently interviewed by one of the reporters who put together this web article in Canada: "From the factory floor to the emergency department:...

Lean is Not About Cutting Costs; 2 Data Point Comparisons in...

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Two pet peeves of mine are hearing people say things like "Lean is all about reducing waste" and or "Lean is all about cost...

Turning “Waste” Into a Clever Acronym

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I wrote about Kaizen the other day on LinkedIn and the first comment was from Dr. Leke Agbejule, BPharm, MSc, PharmD, from South Florida: Very well said. As...

Why “More Nurses” Isn’t the Best Way to Solve What Ails...

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There are certainly many serious problems in healthcare. Let's look at nursing, in particular. It's a rewarding job, but it's far more frustrating for...

Read What This Hospital CEO Says on His Blog About Lean...

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Hospital CEOs are busy people, to say the least, but a big part of their leadership role includes communication with employees, physicians, and the...

Video: Toyota Helps Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Their Eye Clinic

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California week on the blog continues after yesterday's post about Lean at San Francisco General Hospital. Today, I'm flying to Los Angeles to attend the...

Debate about Lean at SF General Hospital – Hire a Consultant...

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Happy June, everybody! Summer is here. We've actually had a delightfully long spring here in San Antonio, which means the temperature hasn't really been...