Tag: Patient Flow

Something Lean is in the water in Wisconsin, as that state is one of the hotbeds of Lean healthcare. There's, of course, the ThedaCare...

When I was in Sweden in late January, I had a chance to visit the Capio Saint Göran Hospital in Stockholm. I saw many amazing...

I'm a bit hesitant to blog about a bad experience with a doctor's office and waiting time. There are multiple "draft" posts I've started...

I've always enjoyed my discussions with Sami Bahri, D.D.S., the "World's First Lean Dentist." One concept he talks about, most recently in our video...

This news story, "Ottawa Hospital seeks fourth MRI machine," from Ottawa describes an unfortunate situation where 90% of patients had been waiting 360 days...

Article Link: "Shorter hospital stays through better coordination" Is Lean a global phenomenon, or what? Here is a story from a Korean news website (in...

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....

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...

Hospital management to become lean and meanHere's an article from a Thailand newspaper, where the "Lean and Mean" bug has also bit editors there...

Follow Royal's example on waiting lists, hospitals told - Liverpool Daily Post.co.ukNice story from here in the UK (where I am right now), about...

I got a question from a reader and Theory of Constraints fan: "One of the topics that I'm struggling...

Thanks to a Lean Blog reader, Matt, for sending this first-hand account. I'm sorry he (and his wife) had to go through this...