Tag: Patient Safety

Healthcare has become very politicized in the U.S. (and in Canada and other countries). I think the patient safety crisis (and trying to solve...

Today and tomorrow, I'm attending the "Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit" in Irvine, California, as part of my role as a board member for the Louise...

Today is another "Throwback Thursday" post where I revisit posts from the past. Friday and Saturday, I'm going to be attending the "Patient Safety,...

Announcement: Dr. Greg Jacobson and I are doing a new webinar for KaiNexus on "More Leadership Behaviors That Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement'"...

It's a simple question: what's up with so many men wearing ties in healthcare? Are you / they wearing them because you like to,...

Call me old fashioned, but I figure any employee who works a full day deserves proper breaks, including a lunch break. This is true...

Mark's note: Today's guest post is by Brian Buck, a fellow lean healthcare  practitioner who blogged until about two years ago at his site...

Note: This is being republished, with permission, under a Creative Commons license. See the original ProPublica page and comments. by Marshall Allen ProPublica, Sep. 19,...

I wrote about Ebola earlier this week and have been following the news closely. It's a fascinating story on many levels, including many leadership...

Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Chris Burnham. I invited him to write this after I saw him share his pre-surgical "poka yoke"...

Although I'm a proud alum of Northwestern University, a former marching band member, and an ardent follower of our football team (as I've written...

In a Lean culture, the mindset is that "problems are treasure" or "problems are gold." By honestly identifying problems, we can solve problems and...