Tag: Healthcare

Back in 2014, I wrote about a CBC radio piece that featured, among other organizations, St. Mary's General Hospital in Ontario: You can check out...

I get annoyed by corporate euphemisms, such as referring to people as "resources," the term "right-sizing" for layoffs, and the type of jargon and babble...

It's almost Thanksgiving here in the United States, so I'll be taking the rest of the week off from the blog to enjoy some...

I do a lot of work across the U.S., but I've also been very fortunate to work with hospitals, clinics, and health systems around...

Thanks again to Cardinal Health for sponsoring the webinar that I did with them and Fierce Healthcare on supply chain best practices from other...

This story was sent to me by somebody I know with a Lean manufacturing career. It's shocking, but it could happen anywhere, I suppose....

Recently, I wrote about an on-site event that I helped the Iowa Lean Consortium and Mary Greeley Medical Center (MGMC) organize... here is my first...

I recently saw this article, as published in a printed magazine that arrived in the mail via the UNT Health Science Center. The bold headline...

Joining me for Episode #267 is Stephen M. Shortell PhD, MPH, MBA. He is Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professorship, HPM and is a Professor of...

Snapping a historic 108-year drought, a small hospital, Chicago Community Use Bariatric Health Services (CUBS), implemented their first employee-driven improvement idea Wednesday night, breaking a long curse.

Mark's Note: Today's post is by a new guest contributor, Tom Gormley. I first met Tom in 2009 or 2010 when my wife and...

I really enjoyed spending the last two days at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa the last two days. On Tuesday, there was event...