Tag: Healthcare

Got this question from a reader:After successful application of lean to clinical processes we are moving into the the finance/accounting transaction areas such as...

Hospitals See Benefits of Lean and Six Sigma Regular readers know I often write about what I termed "L.A.M.E." -- Lean as Misguidedly Executed. The...

Hulu - ER: Old Times - Watch the full episode now.Thanks to Bryan to bringing this episode of ER to my attention. I don't...

Today it's Toyota, tomorrow the NHS; Hospital looks to adopt safety initiative The concept of any worker being able to stop the line in a...

Device Alerts Doctors To Items Left Behind After Surgery - Indiana News Story - WRTV IndianapolisHealthcare is often stuck in the mindset that's considered...

Dennis Quaid Takes Oprah To Hospital That OD'd His Babies This might be the first time I'm DVR-ing the Oprah show. Tomorrow, actor Dennis Quaid...

Ah, summits. I once watched Coach Pat Summitt's Tennessee Lady Volunteers take a 35 to 2 lead against my Northwestern Wildcats in the first...

Training Within Healthcare (TWI Newsletter) - PDF File It's been a busy week, helping spread the word about Lean healthcare in Puerto Rico, something I'll...

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...