Tag: Healthcare Kaizen

I was fortunate to be exposed to the writings of W. Edwards Deming before I even learned about Lean. While I sometimes get tired...

Thanks to George Friesen for pointing me toward his video about "Idea Boards" as a Kaizen methodology. Like George, I was inspired to start using...

Joe Swartz and I are building upon our well-received (and Shingo Research Award winning) book  Healthcare Kaizen  with a new special edition aimed at...

Below is a very nice video that was produced by Franciscan St. Francis Health System, the organization where my  Healthcare Kaizen co-author Joe Swartz...

My co-author Joe Swartz and I are happy to announce that our book  Healthcare Kaizen  was named a recipient of the prestigious  Shingo Professional...

I first held a public registration workshop based on the book "Healthcare Kaizen"  in Denver last month. I'm going to repeat the workshop in...

I saw some posters and presentations at the recent Society for Health Systems conference that include some nice examples of this approach from organizations including the Indianapolis VA, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, and Norwalk Hospital...

I saw an interesting article in The Telegraph: "Revealed: al-Qaeda's 22 tips for dodging drones." Apparently, the Al Qaeda terror network is responding to the...

Thanks to Karen Martin for hosting me for this webinar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBmcokWStLk The description: Suggestion box programs, while well intended, usually fail to engage employees in any improvement,...

I'm going to be in Denver to participate in a "lean healthcare" panel on April 12 through the Colorado Healthcare Strategy & Management group. While...

As we enter the new year, it's a great time to reflect back on 2012 - what worked and what didn't work... what do...

Thanks to my friend Matt May (check out his new book The Laws of Subtraction) for hosting "5 Questions" about my latest book  Healthcare...