Tag: Healthcare

Broward General nurse possibly exposed patients to risk - South Florida - MiamiHerald.com Story and nurse discussion here A number of you (thanks!) sent me this...

Wachter's World : Physician Accountability for Violation of Safety Rules: The Time For Excuses Has Passed I think Bob Wachter has it completely right in...

Here is a video from Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH) in Windsor, Ontario Canada about their Lean effort, the video is part of their main...

Embryo mix-up worries couples | detnews.com | The Detroit News I've seen a lot of news stories about couples who suffer through errors caused by...

Running a hospital: MICUs go Lean: Result = HappinessIn lieu of a blog post today, I'm leaving you with a recent post on Paul...

Joint Commission Changes Requirement for Patient ID during Blood Draws | Dark DailyThanks to my friend Robert Michel and the Dark Daily for bringing...

Lean Forums - Lean Healthcare in ItalyI wish I was attending, but I was asked to pass along this info about a Lean...

While in Boston, I'm getting the chance to sit in on some sessions of an MIT Seminar in Healthcare Systems Innovation. Today, the session that...

I was recently interviewed by a reporter at Becker's Hospital Review and these are the articles, linked below, written for a hospital and operating...

I recently invited questions for Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround. He...

Sacramento-area hospitals use simple ways to cut mistakes - Sacramento BeeThis article has some great examples and an endorsement of the Lean mindset in...

I really enjoyed this PBS interview with with Dr. Jim Yong Kim, formerly of Harvard Medical School and now the new President of Dartmouth...