Tag: Checklists
#Throwback Thursday: Wrong House Gets Demolished (And It Happened Again)
Today's Throwback Thursday looks back to an article from April 2010:
Should Have Posted a "Caution: Don't Knock Our House Down" Sign?
A house in Denton,...
Podcast #246 – Steve Montague, a Pilot’s Viewpoints on Lean Healthcare,...
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Episode #246 is my second episode in recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week.
My guest is Steve Montague, who talked about Lean and Crew Resource Management...
The Shared Interests & Goals of Lean and the Patient Safety...
Later today and tomorrow, I'll be attending the annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit that's produced by a non-profit called the Patient...
Throwback Thursday: Be Lean, not L.A.M.E.
Today's post is a throwback to an essay that I originally wrote for the excellent book Lean-Led Hospital Design: Creating the Efficient Hospital of the...
Are Hospitalists Ready to Get Serious About Reducing Waste and Improving...
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...
What I’m Listening To: Atul Gawande, Toyota’s Jeff Miller, Eric Ries
I've occasionally had a "What I'm Reading" post, where I share links to articles that I've enjoyed that don't necessarily merit a whole blog...
Questions That Aren’t Really Questions
My Lean mentors often talk about "leading with questions." Kim Barnas and ThedaCare use this approach in different ways, including "stat sheets," which are...
The New York Jets Illustrate What Happens When an Losing Organization...
Organizations try to copy each other all the time. It doesn't always work.
Manufacturing: A plant manager visits another factory and sees neatly organized tools...
Continuously Improving our KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinars
For the past few years, Dr. Greg Jacobson and I have worked closely together to create and deliver our continuous improvement webinars. We try...
What I’m Reading 12/30/13: GM’s CEO, Human Error, Costing, and Really...
To close out the year 2013, I once again need to close some browser tabs that are full of things that I was maybe...
Some Mature & Wise High School Students on Preventable Medical Errors
Near home in San Antonio, I had a chance to volunteer last Friday, speaking for an hour to a group of high school juniors...
Podcast #185 – Karen Dunn Skinner & David Skinner on Lean...
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My guests for episode #185 are Karen Dunn Skinner and David Skinner and our topic, for the first time on the Podcast, is Lean...