Tag: Healthcare

Hat tip to my friend and fellow Productivity Press author Naida Grunden for pointing out an article she is a co-author on, "Improving Patient...

I apologize to those of you who aren't fans of American football... but in keeping with the Super Bowl theme, I found this Vince...

Mark's note: Today's guest post is from Dr. Mark Jaben, an American doctor who worked in New Zealand, leading to this blog post. I...

Listen: Episode #110 is a chat with Dr. Jack Billi from the University of Michigan Health System and Medical School. Here, we talk about their lean...

One of my favorite of the 14 "Toyota Way" principles to discuss with hospitals, in particular, is  principle #8, which  says: "Use only reliable, thoroughly...

Here is Part 3 of our video discussion series about Lean Healthcare Design, featuring Miguel Burbano, an architect and Senior Vice President with The...

I want to tell you about an event I'm helping to plan for people in the DFW area. This is a small, by-invitation event,...

The website HK News Watch published an article called "Hospitals take initiative to tackle long waits" that describes efforts to use Lean and kaizen...

It's sort of cliche' to complain about long lines at the U.S. Post Office , along with generally surly or disinterested employees. My buddy John...

Here is Part 2 of our video discussion series about Lean Healthcare Design, featuring Miguel Burbano, an architect and Senior Vice President with The...

I found this lengthy series of articles from the Las Vegas Sun, published under the heading of  "Do No Harm: Hospital Care in...

Just before the new year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch featured the Lean efforts at Barnes-Jewish Hospital ("St. Louis hospital among handful using efficiency to...