Tag: Healthcare

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Many healthcare providers are driven by a deep commitment to the mission of healthcare.  Some refer to it as...

Hat tip to Stan Feingold from StoreSMART (a Lean Blog sponsor) for sending me this article: Bob Lutz Talks Panel Gaps, Tesla, and Why Every...

Last week was the 10th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. I've had the opportunity to take part in all ten of them, going back...

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Healthcare innovation is prone to continuous pilots of improvements that are already proven and a half-hearted embrace of meaningful change.  Sachin Jain,...

When we have really sticky, complicated problems (like the widespread healthcare patient safety and quality problems), I think it's interesting to think about problems...

My guest for Episode #343 of the podcast is Amanda Mewborn, an executive director of project management for Piedmont Health. I've known Amanda through the...

I attended the IHI National Forum a few times, in 2010 and 2011, I think. I recently stumbled across a few photos from my...

I guess I'm wired for improvement. Or, it's just become a habit. Or, it's both. I celebrate moments when I can identify an opportunity for...

I was invited to be a guest on a Detroit radio talk show that's hosted by Dr. Paul Reeves, a show called "Dr. Paul's...

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Compelling people with evidence or demanding compliance does very little to drive adoption of new practices - handing out...

My guest for Episode #342 of the podcast is Adam Ward, the author of Lean Design in Healthcare: A Journey to Improve Quality and...

tl;dr: In this post, Mark explores the tension between traditional habits and current scientific evidence in Lean management practices. He delves into how old...