Tag: Pronovost

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...

Did anybody else see this show hosted to Elizabeth Cohen on CNN last weekend, titled "25 Shocking Medical Mistakes"? You can see a video...

Thanks to those of you who sent me the link to this Washington Post article called "The Pain of Wrong Site Surgery." The piece...

Here's a great story from my home state where I grew up, Michigan: "Hospital checklist helps pneumonia rates tumble by 70%." From the article: Ventilator-associated pneumonia...

You might have read my blog post from last week about an unsafe taxi driver and medical errors -  Said the Unsafe Taxi Driver,...

Here's a great essay from Tom Peters, a chapter from his book The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE. The email that was...

If you're a regular reader of my Lean Blog, you might know more about preventing Hospital Acquired Infections than many healthcare CEOs do, says...

Today, July 7, is the birthday of Frank Gilbreth, born this day in 1868. While some of his methods arguably ranked low on the...

I'm blogging notes and thoughts as I watch the Discovery Channel documentary by actor Dennis Quaid and others --   "Chasing Zero: Winning the...

Peter Pronovost - The 2008 TIME 100 - TIME It's so nice to see someone like Dr. Peter Pronovost on the "most influential" list, even...