Tag: Kaizen

Webinar Recording from a University of Michigan Health System Lean Leader

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Yesterday, the MIT SDM program hosted a webinar by Dr. Jack Billi from University of Michigan. I had the good fortune to meet Dr....

KaiNexus Education Video #4 – Working Toward “Yes” in Kaizen

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Here is the fourth short, simple Kaizen education video from KaiNexus, a software startup where I am the Chief Improvement Officer.

Reminder: My Free Webinar on “Healthcare Kaizen” – December 7

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I am happy to be partnering with my friends at Gemba Academy to present the 2nd in their free Lean webinar series. My webinar...

Berwick Steps Down as Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Administrator

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This made news on Wednesday - Dr. Donald M. (Don) Berwick stepped down as CMS Administrator: "Harvard professor Don Berwick resigns as Medicare chief."...

An Interesting Take on the Use of Japanese Terms in Lean

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Today, I'm linking to a post from a new blog written by the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business ("Think Op-Ex"). The post...

KaiNexus Education Video #3 – Eliminating Waste & NVA

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Here is the third short, simple Kaizen education video from  KaiNexus.  We are embedding these videos into our web-based software, to provide short tips and hints...

The Lean Dentist, Revisited (and a New Video)

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Updated:  There's now a link to the GBMP video at the bottom of the post. I have long admired the Lean work of Sami Bahri,...

Kaizen for Kids

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Paul Akers, the President of FastCap is a great advocate for staff-driven kaizen (or improvement) ideas in the workplace. Paul and his company bring...

True Story: Funny Canadian Border Agent Asks About My Books

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I'm back in Ontario again this week, giving three more short workshops about Healthcare Kaizen  at three different hospitals (after seven hospitals in five...

The Need for Pilots (Not the flying kind) at the TSA?

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My dad was flying back from Seattle last week and he noticed this at the TSA "gemba" in the airport, as he reported in...

Oregon Hospitals Using the “Transforming Care at the Bedside” Program

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Here is an article from HealthLeaders Media about the Transforming Care at the Bedside  program: "Rural Oregon Hospitals Implement Frontline Caregiver Program." TCAB is...

KaiNexus Education Video #2 – Focus on Processes, not People

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Charity Auction Update - the total raised in the round 1 auctions = $951.37 (plus $40 in Amazon affiliate fees from people buying items...