Tag: Healthcare
Podcast #338 – Grey Dube, Another Lean Healthcare CEO from South...
My guest for Episode #338 is Mr. Grey Dube, the Chief Executive Officer at Leratong Hospital. He has over 40 years' experience in the...
Effective and Sustainable Lean Transformation Requires Effective Change Leadership
I was first introduced to the ExperienceChange simulations about ten years ago when I already had more than ten years of experience trying to...
Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 29, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
The design of payment and reimbursement systems in healthcare is a key driver of value. In Canada, it is not uncommon...
Podcast #337 – Vance Jackson, a Lean Healthcare CEO from West...
It's my second straight podcast with a healthcare CEO. This time, joining me for Episode #337 is Vance Jackson, FACHE, FACMPE, the President &...
Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 15, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
The new venture between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase to fix healthcare is called "Haven" according to a new press...
Podcast #336 – Gladys Bogoshi, a Lean Healthcare CEO from South...
My guest for Episode #336 is Gladys Bogoshi, the Chief Executive Officer at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, one of the ten central hospitals...
Why Every Week Should be Patient Safety Awareness Week
My typing is a bit hampered after my finger surgery still. At least my surgery was safe and my outcomes seem to be good....
Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 1, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
Ontario is betting big on an untested hypothesis of reorganizing and consolidating healthcare operations and budgets predicting it will result...
Flashback Friday: The Craziness of “Top Doctor” Lists That Aren’t Necessarily...
Back in 2013, I wrote a LinkedIn article (orread on Medium) about how the "Doctors: Best of 2013" list in a San Antonio magazine...
Muda? Don’t Forget About Mura and Muri!
Recently, I blogged about how a Lean hospital would focus on reducing overwork on nurses and other staff:
https://www.leanblog.org/2019/01/lean-should-be-the-solution-to-hospital-overwork-or-understaffing/
Another term that could be used is...
Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 15, 2019
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
Daily safety huddles are simple, inexpensive, and effective methods to raise and escalate patient safety risks. Start your safety...
Podcast #331 – Dr. Eric Dickson, a CEO’s Perspective on Lean...
My guest today for Episode #331 is Eric W. Dickson, MD, MHCM, FACEP, a Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Medical School and Chief...