Tag: Healthcare

Porsche Drives Hospital Down Lean Road

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Article Link: "Shorter hospital stays through better coordination" Is Lean a global phenomenon, or what? Here is a story from a Korean news website (in...

Superficial Lean Laboratory Explanation

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Laboratory Equipment - Easy Lean Lab Exercises When I see "Easy Lean" or, as I also saw recently in a consultant's promotion, "Instant Lean," I...

The Emperor’s Sacred Cow’s New Clothes – “Flexing” Hospital Staff

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Since moving into healthcare in 2005, I've been surprised by a number of things in the hospital environment. The first time a skilled medical...

Notes from #IHI09 Day 2: Paul Levy

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Paul Levy on Transparency, Social Media, and Quality Following up and continuing this morning's post about MemorialCare. You can also read my notes and comments...

Notes from #IHI09 Day 2: MemorialCare

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What an invigorating and exciting time at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 21st National Forum.   Highlights from Day 2 included a talk on...

Coming Soon: Notes from Day 2 at IHI '09 Forum

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Ah, travel delays. Late night getting back from Orlando, so I will type up notes over the weekend from Wednesday's talks at the Institute...

A Lean Change Agent's Move to Healthcare in Michigan

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'It's all about process': Saint Mary's Steve Palmreuter targets wasteHere is an article that might serve as an inspiration for those of you who...

Notes from My First IHI National Quality Forum (#ihi09)

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Today was an exciting day at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 21st annual National Forum on Healthcare Quality Improvement. It's my first time here,...

Matthew May’s Encounter with Tiger & Goals of Perfection

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In Pursuit of Elegance | My Own Tiger's Tale What does Tiger Woods have to do with Lean Thinking and hospitals? Read on... Our good friend,...

Meeting Newt Gingrich, a Lean Champion

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I had a great opportunity a few weeks back, seeing former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich give a talk at the Ontario Hospital...

LeanBlog Podcast #80 – Joan Wellman, a Pioneer of the Application...

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This episode is a discussion with Joan Wellman, of the consulting firm Joan Wellman & Associates. Joan is a real pioneer in the lean...

Lean as a Way to Save Manufacturing Featured on CNN

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Hat tip to blog reader Steven H. for sending this video my way. It's always nice to see Lean featured in the mainstream media, including...