Tag: Patient Safety

Patient Safety: Learning, Leadership, and Safer Healthcare Systems

Patient safety doesn’t improve through punishment, vigilance posters, or telling people to “be more careful.” It improves when leaders design safer systems, support speaking up, and focus on learning instead of blame. This archive brings together blog posts, podcasts, and reflections on patient safety through a Lean lens—exploring medical errors, near misses, psychological safety, leadership behaviors, and how healthcare organizations can reduce harm by fixing systems rather than blaming individuals.

Stuff I’m Reading: False Alarms, Fraud, Failures & Two Good News...

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Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest related to Lean, systems, and improvement. The "good news"...

Blame Outsourcing or Bad Processes & Bad Management?

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This article from the Vancouver Sun caught my eye: "Outbreaks show the vital role of hospital cleaners." The article is written by a union...

Stuff I’m Reading, May 7, 2012: Nurses, Blame, Government, Apple in...

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Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean related topics: Twin boys die...

Kaizen (Continuous Improvement): The Key To Lean Healthcare?

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Ken Congdon at Healthcare Technology Online  recently interviewed me for this story that's now online:  Kaizen: The Key To Lean Healthcare?. Mark Graban, lean expert...

More Charity Auctions – Autographed Books (Graban & Imai), 5S Starter...

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You might already know about the charity auctions that are running this week, ending Sunday May 6, to benefit Friends of the Orphans. I'm happy...

Stuff I’m Reading, May 1, 2012

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Here are links to some varied articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean related topics: NFL Draft -...

Stuff I’m Reading, April 20 – Cancer Cars, ThedaCare Payments, Boss...

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In a recurring feature, here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest: Luxury car program brings cancer patients...

Stuff I’m Reading, April 19 – Toussaint, Saskatchewan, & Apologies

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Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest during my blog break (somewhat of a break): John Toussaint's...

Is McDonald’s Really the Big Problem in Hospitals? Or Preventable Infections...

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It hasn't quite reached the level of hysteria as "pink slime," but I've seen an inordinate amount of attention being given to the issue...

Stuff I’m Reading, April 4, 2012: Staffing Levels, Death Rates, Student...

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Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean related topics: THE MORE THE...

Paul O’Neill Video, Speaking to Healthcare Leaders on Quality

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Here's a great video of Paul O'Neill, former CEO of Alcoa and former U.S. Treasury Secretary, talking to healthcare leaders about their leadership role...

Stuff I’m Reading, April 2, 2012: CEOs as Team Players, Hospital...

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Here are links to some articles I've read recently that might be of interest: Can Hospital CEOs Be Team Players? (H&HN News) Preventing Hospital Blunders (Science...
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