Tag: Healthcare

In China, Preventive Medicine Pits Doctor Against System - WSJ.com:Continuing the discussion from Evolving Excellence, today's WSJ has a well timed article. This...

A Novel Plan Helps Hospital Wean Itself Off Pricey Tests - WSJ.comKevin, over at Evolving Excellence, raised a similar issue about misaligned incentives and...

I've been wondering for a while what the value of my CPIM certification is (a previous employer paid for it). APICS has been...

Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » In-house Health ClinicsTip of the hat to John for finding this article about companies bringing some doctor...

Personal request -- I'm looking for a Dallas/Fort Worth area company that is in an advanced state of lean implementation. (that's quite a flexible...

ThedaCare program gets boostThedaCare has already been seen as a leader in applying lean to hospitals, but its good to see they are continuing...

I saw this at a hospital lab last year, a great example of true error proofing vs. just putting up warning signs. "Cautions" and...

Happy New Year!As 2006 ends, I hope many of you had a GREAT lean year. Please add your comments about your lean accomplishments...

Hospital cost, quality are at oddsIn the manufacturing world, the old "mass production" thinking said there was a tradeoff in cost and quality, that...

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Hospitals prescribe increased reimbursements from insurers to aid recovery of sickly health care systemHospitals need to learn to reduce costs. You can't just...

In the news: Charges against nurse igniting a debate It sure is easier to think that medical mistakes are as simple as one person being...