Tag: Patient Safety
Remembering the “Second Victims” of Medical Errors, Including Nurses
This week, May 6-13, is National Nurses Week. It's always important, but it's especially good to thank and recognize all of the talented, caring,...
Notes and References from my #LKNA13 Talk on Lean Healthcare
I had a chance to attend the Lean Kanban North America conference this week. It was a different "tribe" to be a part of,...
A Lean Guy Watches CBC’s “Rate My Hospital”
"Approximately 8 to 10% of the individuals who walk through our doors are being hurt by us," says David Musyj, CEO of Windsor Regional...
What I’m Reading: Good News and Bad News on Patient Safety...
Here's the latest in my "What I'm Reading" series, where I clear out some of the inventory of articles I've read, but haven't blogged...
Video Interview with Dr. Peter Pronovost on Checklists & Patient Safety
Here's a video interview with Dr. Peter Pronovost, author of the book Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor's Checklist Can Help Us Change...
Some Recent Interviews on Lean Healthcare & Kaizen
I was fortunate to have three interviews published in the past week, where I was talking about Lean Healthcare and Kaizen, so I thought...
Shorter MD Intern Work Hours – Quality Has Gotten Worse (Unless...
In recent years, there's been a movement away from having first-year residents work such long grueling hours - 24 hour shifts or longer, multiple...
Podcast #168 – Carolyn McCulley, “Breaking the Wall of Silence”
My guest for episode #168 is Carolyn McCulley, from CityGate Films, and she is a co-director and producer of the upcoming documentary called "Breaking...
Help Fund this Kickstarter Project: “Breaking the Wall of Silence” Film
It's the annual National Patient Safety Awareness Week, just ending now. Here are my thoughts from last year, including my stance that EVERY week...
Stuff I’m Reading, February 21, 2013: Transparent Errors, Hidden Gorillas, Gaming...
It's time again for a regular feature I call "Stuff I'm Reading." I have too many browser tabs open and my Mac is bogging...
UK: Nurses Struggle to Get Their Work Done; Dissatisfaction Soars, Quality...
I recently saw this headline in the London Evening Standard: "Nurses struggle to 'get the job done' due to staff shortages and lack of...
What I’m Reading: February 5, 2013 – Pizza Lids, Patient Safety,...
Many of you who took my reader survey (still open and feedback welcome, prizes gone) mentioned that you liked this style of post with...