Tag: Healthcare

Andrew Castle, a lean healthcare consultant in the UK, generously offered up this summary of the 4-part PBS documentary series. It's a long...

Here's another example of what you might call "L.A.M.E" ("Lean" As Misguidedly Executed) instead of "Lean."I received a disturbing report in my email inbox...

BBC - Radio 4 - In BusinessCOMING MID 2008, A NEW BOOK ON LEAN HEALTHCARE - "Lean Hospitals: Improving Patient Safety, Quality, and Employee...

DailyKaizen » What the patient is willing to pay forHow about this for a circular (almost) network of blogs? I'm linking to...

ChangeThis :: How Toyota Can Save Your Life...At the Hospital The page linked to above (link now dead) has an essay I was invited to...

The following comes from Jeff, a Lean Blog reader from Vermont:------------------------------------Love the blog...I look/read every day. Keep up the good work!You may have...

Want to stop disease from spreading? Open a window - Yahoo! NewsWhat works best for stopping the spread of disease in a hospital?Negative pressure...

Recently, I spent a few days doing some current state assessment work with a healthcare billing environment. I spent my time shadowing employees,...

WSJ Article: Faltering Family M.D.s Get Technology Lifeline While I was skeptical of Intel's planned tablet PC for nurses, I'm much more positive in my...

I was sent a nice "gemba report" essay from a UK lean healthcare consultant, Andrew Castle. Andrew consults for the UK National Health Service...

Got Boondoggle?: The First Lean HospitalMike Wroblewski deserves a lot of credit for digging this up.... early attempt at a lean hospital in a...

Intel, Motion Develop Tablet PC for Nurses - WSJ.comMore news stories via Google.Is this a "siren song" of technology for healthcare? Executives and...