Tag: Healthcare
Yet Again – A Patient Harmed as Hospital Lab Mixes Up...
Freeport woman sues hospital after biopsy mix-up
This is really discouraging to see yet another serious specimen labeling mishap in a pathology department that's led...
Lean Materials Management Improves Hospital Service, Bottom Line
Lean... and saving green - Materials Management in Healthcare Mag
Here's an article in a healthcare trade publication that features the Lean improvements from two...
Preventive Care = Lower Cost or Better Value?
Effective Preventive Care Crucial : NPRLean thinkers, especially in manufacturing, know about TPM, aka Total Productive Maintenance. It becomes intuitive to a lean thinker...
Why it Took 15 Years for Common Sense to be Accepted...
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: scientific management in the operating room
I sprung $20 for this healthcare journal article about the Gilbreths, thought I'd share a...
NY Times on Standardization, Deming, and Lean Principles in Healthcare
If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James's Ideas Will Change It - NYTimes.com
About 10 people sent me this article via the...
Guest Post: My Transition to Health Care
By Dale Hershfield:I am fortunate to have recently transitioned into health care from outside the sector. As someone with lean and performance improvement...
Guest Post: Emergency Blood Product Release: Using the “6-3” to Work...
Many thanks to the staff of Barnes-Jewish Hospital for providing this for publication. You might also be interested in my podcast with Dr. David...
LeanBlog Podcast #78 – Sorrel King, Improving Patient Safety
Episode #78 brings a very special guest, Sorrel King, to talk about systems, communication, and patient safety. Sorrel's 18-month old daughter, Josie, was the...
Leanies of the World, Unite!
Will the Real Lean Production Please Stand Up? | Labor Notes
Yesterday, I blogged about how a nurses' union in Canada was supporting the province's...
A Nurses Union in Canada Supports Lean
telegraphjournal.com - Lean process, big results
I'll write more on this topic of unions and Lean tomorrow, but I wanted to share this story from...
Toyota article from 1997 – the “Soul” of TPS that’s hard...
How Toyota Defies Gravity
In doing some research for an upcoming presentation, I found this FORTUNE article from 1997. I was looking for a reference...
Womack & Jones at the Gemba: “Spread” and Innovation
Womack and Jones video on spread - Blog - ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value
From John Toussaint's blog, this video starts with a question about...
