Tag: Healthcare

I'm a bit mad at myself for inflicting some preventable human error on myself last night. It's OK, I didn't harm myself, but let...

I read Paul Levy's blog every chance I get. He is the CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Although...

IndustryWeek : Thought Leaders -- Lean On Me (Full Transcript)IndustryWeek : Thought Leaders -- Lean On Me (Print Version)Other blogs, including Gemba Panta Rei...

A new design for healthcare delivery - The Boston Globe Good column here from Steve Spear (of "Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System"...

Here are some follow-up articles, quotes, and data following up on the news from the other day that Dennis Quaid's twins were impacted by...

Dennis Quaid's newborns reportedly harmed by medical mix-up - Los Angeles Times (Updated 4:57 PM, again at 9:51 PM, see bottom of post) If this story...

I have a funny story from earlier this week. I was doing some process observation with nurses at a hospital, helping them identify waste...

Scotsman.com News - Health - NHS Lothian looks to Far East for ideasHere's another good example of Lean progress in the UK. In...

I was wondering the other day about hospital advertising that you might see in your community (TV ads, billboards, newspaper ads). With the focus...

The Sun Chronicle Online - OpinionA medical error was in the news this week, a teacher was mistakenly given an insulin shot instead of...

Thanks to a Lean Blog reader, Matt, for sending this first-hand account. I'm sorry he (and his wife) had to go through this...

I saw this ad (click on the photo for a larger, readable view) in the Wall Street Journal Monday. It's an ad run...