Tag: New Zealand
Guest Post: Lean for Local Government – Pursuing Service Excellence
Mark's note: Thanks to all of the wonderful guest bloggers who contributed to this space over the past two weeks. Today's post is by...
Looking at Medical Mistakes – Learning and Preventing or Repeating?
Working in healthcare, it's hard not finding stories about preventable errors. I keep hearing stories from friends and family - such as my relative...
The Real Message Behind Funny Hospital Signs: Tackling Root Causes for...
After a week of serious topics and sometimes pointed discussion, let's end with a funny sign... well wait, there's a serious story behind this...
An American ED Doc in New Zealand – Reflections on Pushback...
Mark's note: Today's guest post is from Dr. Mark Jaben, an American doctor who worked in New Zealand, leading to this blog post. I...
Another Annual Update on a New Zealand Emergency Department
It seems to be an annual event to see a news story about a New Zealand emergency department, Dunedin Hospital (not pictured at left)...
Releasing Time to Care (Lean Nursing) in New Zealand
Here is a nice little (under 2 minutes) news video from New Zealand talking about one hospital (in Auckland) and their implementation of the...
An Update on Lean in a New Zealand Emergency Dept
You might remember a 2008 blog piece about early Lean efforts in New Zealand hospital (Dunedin hospital), where the primary aim was reducing...
Great Editorial about Lean Healthcare in NZ
New Zealand Doctor Online - Medical News for GPsI often end up groaning (and complaining here) when I see news stories or editorials about...
The Need for Lean E.D. in N.Z.
Code red in the nation's hospital corridors | CLOSE UPThanks to Michael from New Zealand for pointing this story to me. The link above...
Lean in a New Zealand E.R.
Hospital aims for shorter wait times | Otago Daily Times Online
Here's today's positive blog post. For cynicism and negativity on a different Lean topic...
A Lean Nursing Example in New Zealand
Hospital's shake-up gives nurses more timeHere's a nice news article about the use of Lean in a hospital in New Zealand (hat tip to...
Lean in New Zealand
New Zealand's source for business, stock market & currency news on Stuff.co.nzHere is a decent lean overview, which includes a visit by John Shook...
