Tag: Blame
Dennis Quaid on 60 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Recounts Twins' Drug Ordeal, Actor Tells 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft Medical Errors Kill Thousands - CBS News
Did you see the actor Dennis...
Respect for People: US Army Edition
strategy+business, the e-magazine from Booz, Allen & Hamilton, reports how the US Army is changing the way that it shares knowledge within such a...
A Lean Guy Reads the WSJ
A few short thoughts from today's WSJ:'Headwind' Blows As Top Executives Navigate Trouble - WSJ.comAs I was reading the first article, above, about executives...
Some Questions About Managers
Earlier this week, I asked some questions that managers and leaders should ask, prompted by an email I received through the blog.I've been thinking...
This Story Gets It Right On Healthcare Errors
'It's never just one thing' that leads to serious error - Los Angeles TimesThis is a stunning headline, it's pretty amazing (in a good...
Quaid Case Update: Whose Responsibility is Standardized Work?
If you're a regular reader, you might recall the Cedar-Sinai medical error that harmed Dennis Quad's twins (and others).
Quaid and his wife are now...
Adverse Drug Events and Harm in Hospitals – Follow Up on...
Here are some follow-up articles, quotes, and data following up on the news from the other day that Dennis Quaid's twins were impacted by...
Updated: How Often Must the Same Mistake Be Repeated?
Dennis Quaid's newborns reportedly harmed by medical mix-up - Los Angeles Times
(Updated 4:57 PM, again at 9:51 PM, see bottom of post)
If this story...
"Heightened Vigilance" is Not Enough
The Sun Chronicle Online - OpinionA medical error was in the news this week, a teacher was mistakenly given an insulin shot instead of...
Bad Systems in the News: Not the Worst "Oops" Possible with...
The Lean Thinker ยป What Nukes?I had been mulling over trying to do a post on this story since the original story broke...
Kids Learning About Lean
SaukValley.com - Serving Dixon, Sterling & Rock Falls:Here's a news story about career day at a High School and someone talking about Lean (I...
Hospital Laboratory Mixups Will Happen Again, Unless…
'I don't want this to happen to anyone else'
This will happen again, unless the process is fixed. Lean can help. Please read on...
I heard...