Tag: Healthcare

Dennis Quaid Recounts Twins' Drug Ordeal, Actor Tells 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft Medical Errors Kill Thousands - CBS News Did you see the actor Dennis...

I got a question from a reader and Theory of Constraints fan: "One of the topics that I'm struggling...

Sometimes people ask me, "how does Lean apply in a hospital?" The critical issues in a hospital are more often about culture and environment...

Carter streamlines production - Fort Worth Business PressI had a chance, last year, to take some local hospital clients to Carter to see their...

Hospital's shake-up gives nurses more timeHere's a nice news article about the use of Lean in a hospital in New Zealand (hat tip to...

Auto industry process revs up efficiency No, not a hospital for moose -- a hospital in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Five Hills Health Region is...

A tour of a LEAN-inspired clinical laboratory | DailyKaizenHere's a nice story by Dr. Ted Eytan about a lab that a colleague of mine...

Appleton Post-Crescent: Your Fox Cities News Source - ThedaCare CEO takes new jobThedaCare is one of the recognized leaders in the use of Lean...

Wachter's World : The Checklist Saga: Victory!This is great news for patients and is probably great news for those of you who have been...

L.I. Hospital Scrutinized After Deaths of Patients - New York Times It wasn't the same laboratory this time, but it's more than likely a similar...

Leadership Symposium (Iowa)It sure seems like Iowa gets mentioned here on the blog quite a bit, for lean manufacturing and lean healthcare.John Touissant, of...

Are Rapid Improvement Events enough? | Lean HealthcareI don't have anything against Kaizen Events (often called "RIE" or "Rapid Improvement Events" in healthcare). They...