Tag: Patient Safety
Throwback Thursday: This Hospital CEO Was Never Going to Get Lean
It's tempting to visit a place like ThedaCare and then mandate "everybody must have huddle boards." Then, a bunch of huddle boards get purchased and installed... and maybe not used. It's another thing for executives to realize that they have to change the way they manage. There's a great quote that ThedaCare folks readily share, including Kim Barnas in her book Beyond Heroes:
When Warnings Aren’t Given or Heeded, People Die: Planes, Ice Cream...
In healthcare, it's a well-known problem that people often don't speak up to point out risks or to report near misses. It's an organizational...
A Sushi Company’s Policy as a Blueprint for Hospital Operational Excellence
tl;dr: The blog post discusses how a sushi company's policy letter offers invaluable lessons for hospitals aiming for operational excellence. It advocates for adopting...
Healthcare Headlines in the UK are Mostly Similar to the US
As I wrote about last month, I love newspapers, so I felt like I fit into the culture last week when I spent five...
2015 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit Notes & Highlights (#HCSummit15)
Wednesday was the first day of the 6th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, being held this year in Addison (Dallas), Texas. I'm here and this...
U.S. Hospitals Have the Best E.R. Care for Kids, But Aren’t...
There's been a back-and-forth of views about the state of pediatric emergency medicine recently in the Wall Street Journal.
Let me start first, actually, with...
Another Experiment That Works in Healthcare: Safety Huddles
Following up on yesterday's post on seemingly successful experiments with ACOs, here's another article, from HBR, on "safety huddles" in healthcare:
"How Every Hospital Should Start...
An Experiment That Works in Healthcare: Pioneer ACOs
You might be considered "wonky" for enjoying the topics discussed here at LeanBlog.org... but that's fine. This is a safe environment for being wonky...
That Medication Cabinet is Secure… Or Secure-ish
I was on a long flight the other day and I watched an episode of the ABC comedy Black-ish. In episode 3 of the...
Cleaning out the Backlog: 3P in the NHS, “Secret” HAI Weapons,...
As I sometimes do, I'm going to close out a bunch of browser tabs (which makes my Mac run faster) and I'll do that...
Why Would These Workplace Slogans Be Offensive to Employees?
Reminder: I'm doing a webinar today with Dr. Greg Jacobson, CEO of KaiNexus, titled "How To Spread Continuous Improvement" and I hope you'll join...
Guest Post: “Do No Harm” – Patient Safety is Defined by...
Mark's Note: I met today's guest blogger, Gus Lusack, when I was working with a hospital pathology department in the British NHS. Gus was...
