Tag: Healthcare
Wow, the Joint Commission Moves Slowly
Heparin errors and patient harm have been in the news quite a bit the last few years. So what are hospital regulators doing about...
Presenting at the Lab Quality Confab
I'm giving a talk this morning at the "Lab Quality Confab," an event for hospital laboratory leaders. The title of my presentation is "Engaging...
Can Lean Hurt a Hospital Financially?
Health care fix a joint effort | Postcrescent.com | Appleton Post-Crescent:I'm happy to announce a future podcast with John Toussaint, release date TBD. If...
ABC’s Show "Hopkins"
Hopkins | Episodes -- #1 (Video)Has anyone else watched the ABC "news" show called "Hopkins"? I've seen just the first episode (via iTunes)...
A Pharmacy Transformation and Lean Concepts
Pharmacy transformed at Women and Children's Hospital
Here is a story about a Buffalo hospital that designed a new pharmacy space. The article doesn't mention...
5S for Therapeutic Use
Running a hospital: Surprising use of LeanPaul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, is a blogger and advocate for Lean...
Lean in a Canadian Emergency Department
Hospital News: Markham Stouffville Hospital makes 50 improvements to the emergency departmentHere's a news story that describes the beginning of a Lean journey in...
LeanBlog Podcast #50 – Your Guest, Mark Graban – Celebrating 50...
To celebrate the 50th LeanBlog Podcast, the tables are turned. Guest host Jamie Flinchbaugh chats with me, Mark Graban, about the history of my...
Be Careful with Copying
I got into the middle of this discussion on the Healthcare Management Engineers (HME) group on Yahoo.A question was posed:We're in the process of...
Speaking Engagements for the Fall
I'm happy to announce that I will be speaking at a few events and forums this fall. The firm I work for will also...
Joint Commission to Investigate Use of Lean & Six Sigma
Modern Healthcare Online ($$) | Fierce Healthcare (free)For those not in healthcare, the Joint Commission is a non-profit hospital accreditation organization. You might remember...
"Lean Building Techniques" for a Hospital?
SignOnSanDiego.com -- Skeptical councilmen now brag about hospital plansFrom the article about a planned hospital:The district hopes to reduce the figure to $983 million...