Tag: Nursing
RN Doesn’t Follow Standardized Work, Exposes Patients to Risk of Disease
Broward General nurse possibly exposed patients to risk - South Florida - MiamiHerald.com
Story and nurse discussion here
A number of you (thanks!) sent me this...
5S and Kanban at BIDMC = Happiness
Running a hospital: MICUs go Lean: Result = HappinessIn lieu of a blog post today, I'm leaving you with a recent post on Paul...
USA Today Features Lean in Hospitals
Hospital CEOs manage staff time, inventory to cut costs - USATODAY.com
It's nice to see a major publication covering Lean and, especially, Lean in healthcare....
Q&A #3 – Michael Balle, "The Lean Manager" – Medication Errors
I recently invited questions for Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround. He...
Q&A #2 – Michael Balle, "The Lean Manager" – Nursing
I recently invited questions for Michael Balle, the author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Gold Mine: A Novel of Lean Turnaround. He...
Article about Lean in Canadian Cataract Surgery and More
A clear vision for better health care - The Globe and MailThis is an article about Lean improvements in the British Columbia health system,...
Book Review – The Myth of Multitasking
The Myth of Multitasking - Dave Crenshaw
I am long overdue on a review of this book, which I feel bad about because I really...
My Daily Workaround: Deleting Commercial Emails
I had an epiphany the other day. It was one of those moments where I was pretty ashamed and was ready to turn in...
Getting Started with Lean in Nursing
By Dean Bliss:One of the big challenges we have as Lean people is to get beyond presentations, classes, and posters, and get to the...
My Notes on the ‘Oprah’ Epsiode with Dennis Quaid About Medical...
So I'm finally watching the DVR-ed episode from March 10, 2009 that gave widespread exposure to the issue of medical mistakes. Oprah began the...
Revisiting Handwashing, Time, Systems, and Blame
I've struck a chord with a few nurses with this post from late last year:Why Do Hospitals Have to Rely on Vigilant Patients and...
Sad: One in Five Nurses Quits Within a Year
Amid nurse shortage, hospitals focus on retentionI've heard a similar theme before -- the problem isn't that we need to graduate more nurses, we...
