Tag: Patient Safety
#Throwback Thursday: Punishing and Jailing People for Patient Harm
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,...
Fear of speaking up is a broader problem, not just in...
Announcement: Dr. Greg Jacobson and I are doing a new webinar for KaiNexus on "More Leadership Behaviors That Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement'"...
What’s Up With Neckties in Healthcare?
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,...
Scheduling Time for Breaks, Lunch, and Kaizen
Call me old fashioned, but I figure any employee who works a full day deserves proper breaks, including a lunch break. This is true...
SAFETY – Question Your Assumptions
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...
How Many Die From Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals?
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,...
LinkedIn Post on Ebola and Everyday Healthcare Failures; A Brave Whistle-Blowing...
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...
Guest Post: Poka Yoke… When It’s Personal
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"...
Safety is “always our top priority,” except when it isn’t… in...
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...
The Fallacy of Firing People to Fix Patient Safety
In a Lean culture, the mindset is that "problems are treasure" or "problems are gold." By honestly identifying problems, we can solve problems and...
“Healthy Debate” About Lean in Healthcare & Emergency Departments
I was recently interviewed by one of the reporters who put together this web article in Canada:
"From the factory floor to the emergency department:...
Podcast #207 – Chris Jerry, The Emily Jerry Foundation, on Preventing...
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Episode #207 is part two of my conversation with Chris Jerry, founder of The Emily Jerry Foundation. The foundation was created in the aftermath of the...