Tag: Healthcare

Last week, I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Norman Bodek in person for the first time. After all of our podcasts and...

St. Luke's adopts business approach to efficiency | Houston ChronicleHere's a nice case study / profile article in the news about St. Luke's Episcopal...

A reader sent this picture from a hospital restroom. I'm not sure if the reader is a patient parent or a hospital employee. They...

Leaner, but Not Meaner | workforce.comIt's always nice to see a headline NOT using the cute (but usually inaccurate) "lean and mean" construct. It's...

JS Online: Tending to improvements in health careHere's a nice overview article about the Lean efforts of the ThedaCare health system in Wisconsin.Some highlights:ThedaCare...

To build a better hospital, Virginia Mason takes lessons from Toyota plantsA number of you emailed me about the above article that was featured...

I don't know how many of you are LinkedIn users, but I've found it to be a very helpful and professional networking tool. If...

Sometimes, I have a collection of news stories or links that I either don't have time to blog about, assume you don't have time...

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...