Tag: Healthcare

Some rhetorical questions to managers who say they want to "be Lean":Do you properly train new employees or do you just throw them into...

'It's never just one thing' that leads to serious error - Los Angeles TimesThis is a stunning headline, it's pretty amazing (in a good...

Care and Chaos on the Night Nursing Shift - WSJ.com Free Version via CareerJournal.com The linked article is a virtual "gemba walk" for those of you...

'Bundling' hospital processes may help prevent infections - USATODAY.com"Bundling hospital processes" = Standardized WorkWhy isn't every hospital doing this? Why isn't every hospital administrator...

Jay Parkinson, MD. A doctor in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and ManhattanHIStalk Interviews Jay Parkinson MD MPH, House Call DoctorPosts will be pretty sparse and short...

Just an update for those who were following the progress of my book on "Lean Hospitals." It's done! I have submitted the manuscript to...

The Informed Patient - WSJ.comGood column in the WSJ today, as always, from Laura Landro. She writes about the need for patients to take...

A Lifesaving Checklist - New York TimesA number of you have emailed me, yes I'm aware of this horrible, ridiculous development that followed earlier...

This is compelling video (scroll down), radio and TV talk show host Glenn Beck, talking about his surgery gone "horribly awry" and how "phenomenally...

Memphis Daily News - Le Bonheur's New Treatment-Speeding System Ups Productivity by 54 Percent - 12/11/2007Here's a news story about a hospital I know...

TWI BlogThanks to Bryan for sending this along. The link above is to his site, which has a link to a PDF file that...

Blundering hospitals 'kill 40,000 a year' - Britain - Times Online:Ah, gaming the numbers... everyone's favorite pastime. It certainly is here in the State,...