Tag: Healthcare
My Notes on the ‘Oprah’ Epsiode with Dennis Quaid About Medical...
So I'm finally watching the DVR-ed episode from March 10, 2009 that gave widespread exposure to the issue of medical mistakes. Oprah began the...
Revisiting Handwashing, Time, Systems, and Blame
I've struck a chord with a few nurses with this post from late last year:Why Do Hospitals Have to Rely on Vigilant Patients and...
LeanBlog Podcast #65 – Kevin Frieswick on Error Proofing Hospital Handwashing
LeanBlog Podcast #65 is a discussion with Kevin Frieswick, a Lean Process Manager, with MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, MA. I found Kevin earlier...
Networking with Bison and Doctors
Lean Leap to Health Care #3 (click for Part #2)
by Scott McDuffee
It would seem to be an efficient method to move into Health Care...
Waste in the New Yankee Stadium Layout?
New Yankee Stadium a winner, team a big loser to Tribe 10-2 - USATODAY.comIf you're not a Yankees fan, let's kick them while they're...
Lean Healthcare in Ohio
I found a few articles lately about Lean being implemented in some Ohio hospitals, so I'll share two of them here.Crescent-News.com - Hospitals headed...
Batched @ the Hospital
Lean Leap to Health Care #2
(click for Part #1)
by Scott McDuffee
Greeted by a guy in a royal blue volunteer's jacket, I was directed...
Standardized Work Should Not be Robotic – Especially in Healthcare
Why 'Quality' Care Is Dangerous - WSJ.com
Yesterday's WSJ opinion piece by Dr. Jerome Goopman (author of How Doctors Think) and Pamela Hartzband caught my...
Upcoming Healthcare Conference with Dean Bliss
Mark's note: Dean told me about his involvement in this event and I asked him to share a bit about it here:By Dean Bliss:Those...
Top 10 Amazon Healthcare Administration Books
Forgive my horn tooting here, but here is the current list of Amazon's Top 10 Healthcare Administration books (rankings change frequently).
So what I'm thrilled...
"The Nun and the Bureaucrat" and "Good News" DVD Now at...
The Nun and the Bureaucrat (LEI Link)I started endorsing and promoting this outstanding DVD and companion book back in 2006 when I first saw...
At the Society for Health Systems Conference This Week
I'll be speaking Thursday morning at the annual Society for Health Systems conference in Chicago.I'll be around all day Wednesday, attending a workshop in...