Tag: Pascal Dennis

Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources,...

Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients It's been 20 years since To Err is Human, the seminal report from the Institute of Medicine, was released, estimating,...

Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD was named CEO of the Cleveland Clinic just over a year ago, replacing long-time CEO Toby Cosgrove, MD. As I've blogged about (and podcasted about), I've been impressed with the Cleveland Clinic Improvement Model and their approach to continuous improvement, problem solving, and Lean management. Dr. Mihaljevic has written a blog post about the power of "tiered huddles"...

Joining me for Episode #263 is another returning guest, Pascal Dennis (@AuthorPascal on Twitter). He was previously a guest on Episodes #96 and #239, talking...

Joining me for Episode #239 is Pascal Dennis, somebody I really respect and have learned a lot from over the years… I’d gladly call him “sensei” (although he and I agree that’s not a term one should bestow upon themselves). I’m very happy to have him as a guest again...

If you've got time over the weekend (or in the near future)... about three hours to be precise... these three four podcast episodes from Gemba...

It's really easy to make statements like "patient safety is our top priority." That same statement can be applied to hospital staff, as well. Or,...

Here's a great post from Pascal Dennis on Lean and PDCA (or PDSA): PDCA - the Pounding Heart Muscle of Life Everybody should read Pascal's post......

In the news yesterday, a General Motors recall over what could be just one isolated steering wheel problem in an Ohio-built Chevrolet (don't call...

In discussions of "kaizen" (the Japanese word that is translated to "continuous improvement" or "change for the better"), I often hear of organizations talk...

Thanks to Mike Wall, the host of the "Radio Lean" online program for interviewing me on Lean Healthcare. You can find streaming audio here or...

Yesterday, I tweeted a quote about patient safety that I've seen posted on the wall or bulletin board in many hospitals: "To err is human,...