Tag: Healthcare

2008 Annual Report: Reducing Waste I had a great visit with Group Health in Seattle on Monday, they are doing some great work with Lean...

As we study the processes we use to do our work, we see opportunities that we may not have even considered before we learned...

YouTube - Automated Bagel Slicer Right after I posted this link with the Yo! Sushi video last week, I went out to run some errands. I...

A reader, Dan, asked a great question on the MoveToHealthcare.ning.com site (since closed), re-used here with his permission: I recently attended a 2-day Lean Healthcare...

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Supports 'National Patient Safety Day' - Press Releases - CNBC.comI was walking through Boston Common this morning and saw a...

A clear vision for better health care - The Globe and MailThis is an article about Lean improvements in the British Columbia health system,...

Note: Welcome LEI visitors... you can check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org, as I hope you'll come back. Here are some other...

This might seem like a post about football... but stick with me even if you're not a sports fan. Many of you regular readers know...

Key Concepts of Lean in Healthcare - lean.orgAs part of my role with the Lean Enterprise Institute, I am developing a two-day intro course...

I was fortunate to be in England for five days last week. I saw the "gemba" at five hospitals in three days and attended...

Leading Lean: A Canadian Healthcare Leader's Guide :: Vol. 12 No. 3 2009 :: Healthcare Quarterly :: Longwoods PublishingToday, I'll share a link I've...

I'm sure anybody who has done any work with Lean has heard these words said in one form or another, often prefaced with a...