Tag: Healthcare

Hello from Connecticut.... it's always fascinating to me to see the spread of Lean healthcare around the world. When I attended the Lean Enterprise...

Once again, our guest for Episode #62 is John S. Toussaint, MD, the CEO emeritus of ThedaCare, and CEO of the ThedaCare Center for...

Below is a Toyota expression that I love... and this is a statement that could apply in any type of organization, don't you think?...

Amid nurse shortage, hospitals focus on retentionI've heard a similar theme before -- the problem isn't that we need to graduate more nurses, we...

Hand washing and proper hand hygiene is a big concern at most hospitals -- thankfully so, since hand hygiene and other basic infection control...

I was interviewed recently by Quality Digest about my book, Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction (first edition). The video appears on their...

I get sort of tired of seeing questions like this on the internet (on the Yahoo Group for Healthcare Management Engineers):Just wondering if anyone...

Part of the MoveToHealthcare.com series: Here is an updated and better maintained list.... Lean Healthcare Blogs (or those that cover Lean quite often): Lean Blog (link healthcare...

Hospitals need I.E. Data to Drive Staffing DecisionsMy hand is feeling a bit carpel-tunnel-ish today (that's not a diagnosis). So I'll take the...

Code red in the nation's hospital corridors | CLOSE UPThanks to Michael from New Zealand for pointing this story to me. The link above...

I'd bet one that one of the greatest indicators of success for a Lean effort is tied back to the original question of "why...

By Dean Bliss I recently attended Perfecting Patient Care University, a 4-day...