Tag: Healthcare Kaizen

#TBT: My Podcast Interview with Joe Swartz on a Kaizen Culture...

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This post looks back at a podcast that I did a few years ago with Joe Swartz, talking about how he helped introduce Kaizen at Franciscan St. Francis Health and how they’ve built that culture.

Registration is Open! “Kaizen Live!” at Franciscan St. Francis Health, May...

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Registration is now open for our “Kaizen Live!” event, where you can visit Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis to see what a “culture of continuous improvement” is like in a way that will help you in creating the same for your organization.

#KaizenLive: Asking, Not Telling… Not Just About Solutions, But About Problems

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Wow, we had a great time at Franciscan St. Francis Health this week. We had the "Kaizen Live!" class and workshop Monday through Wednesday....

#KaizenLive: Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement Takes Time, Other Reflections

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I want to express my gratitude to Joe Swartz and his colleagues at Franciscan St. Francis Health for hosting our "Kaizen Live!" event. Yesterday...

Podcast #242 – Staff & Leaders Talk About the Culture of...

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Episode #242 is unique in that it's a collection of audio clips from videos that Joe Swartz and I shot in late 2014 at...

Kaizen Live! 2016 – See a Culture of Continuous Improvement at...

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Last year, Joe Swartz and I hosted a workshop at his organization, Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. We called it “Kaizen Live!” and it was designed as an opportunity to see a culture of continuous improvement – what does it look like? What do people say?We lay this out in our Healthcare Kaizen books...

Franciscan Kaizen Video #8: A Hospital Manager Makes Time for Kaizen

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It's been a little while, but here's a new video about Kaizen and continuous improvement from our friends at Franciscan St. Francis Health in...

Gemba in the NICU: More Notes from our “Kaizen Live” Experience...

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In my first post about the on-site Kaizen learning experience at Franciscan St. Francis Health, an event I came to call "Kaizen Live," I...

How this Kaizen Prevents New Moms From Feeling Like They’re Being...

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I wanted to share a recent Kaizen improvement story that I heard from a hospital. Great things can happen when we: Listen to our patients Take action...

Some Highlights from Last Week’s “Kaizen Live” Event at Franciscan St....

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Last Wednesday and Thursday, I collaborated with Joe Swartz and a countless number of his colleagues to host 24 visitors from different health systems (and...

We’re Ready for #KaizenLive on Wednesday & Thursday – Join Us...

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Joe Swartz and I have been working for a while to put together our first onsite Kaizen workshop at his health system, Franciscan St....

Upcoming Lean Healthcare Events – Webinars, Workshop, Conference, and Trip

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Hi - I'd let to let you know about or remind you about a few upcoming events that I'll be a part of. I hope...