Tag: Healthcare

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...

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...