Tag: Healthcare
Moving Backward on Airline Safety?
Three airlines drop self-reporting safety program - USATODAY.comDropping this program has got to be one of those "process indicators" of airline safety. I can't...
5S for Crash Carts
BBC NEWS | Health | Breathing life into resuscitationThanks to my old boss, Mike, for sending this my way. Here's an article (with pictures,...
LeanBlog Podcast #54 – Dr. John Toussaint, Lean at ThedaCare
Our guest for Episode #54 is John S. Toussaint, MD, the CEO emeritus of ThedaCare, and CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value....
An Interesting Quote from Steve Spear on Toyota and Surprises
I recorded an upcoming LeanBlog Podcast with Steven J. Spear yesterday.
Here is that episode:
https://www.leanblog.org/2009/01/leanblog-podcast-58-steven-j-spear/
He's promoting his new book Chasing the Rabbit: How Market...
"Like Lean"? Drive Through Flu Shots
Vaccination available at hospital's drive-through - The Boston Globe
Have you gotten your flu shot yet? You might be able to find a "drive-through" way...
Lean Management in Healthcare: Patrick Anderson’s Vision in Chugachmiut
LeanBlog Podcast Episode #53 is a conversation with Patrick M. Anderson, the Executive Director of Chugachmiut, the Tribal consortium created to promote self-determination to...
Lean in the Bolton NHS Trust, England
Making lean thinking work in the NHS
Here's an article about a British hospital. I've seen the CEO, David Fillingham, speak about Lean and it...
BIDMC’s Lean Response to the Economy
Running a hospital: It's the economyYou might have seen in the news that hospitals showed record profits in 2007, according to Modern Healthcare.U.S. community...
Two Events This Week – Presenting and Attending
I wanted to remind you about an online event I'm presenting for Thursday afternoon and tell you about a new event (local to Dallas)...
A New Kaizen Event Survey for Hospitals
Last year, I conducted a survey in advance of my book, Lean Hospitals. I've been a bit lax about sharing some of the results...
Lean in Hospitals around Detroit
Hospitals try automakers' practice of building efficiency in effort to trim costs | The Detroit News | detnews.com
Here's a good overview article about some...
Why Do Hospitals Have to Rely on Vigilant Patients and Families?
Bedside Manner: Advocating for a Relative in the Hospital (WSJ)
WSJ Health Blog (free): Five Tips for Helping a Family Member in the Hospital
I've written...
