Tag: Saskatchewan
Why Unhappy Employees Indicate a Failing Lean Strategy
How is it that we have two realities out there in healthcare... in parallel, Lean is awesome and Lean is horrible. It depends on where you are, unfortunately. I had an amazing day yesterday with a major health system...
What’s a Kanban System? This Video From Saskatchewan Provides a Great...
Today, I'm sharing a 10-minute video that was shared by the Five Hills Health Region within the Saskatchewan health system. In the video, Heather, the director...
Lean: Hit or Myth? Layoffs, Patient-Centered Care, and More
It's not uncommon to hear statements thrown around about Lean that are more of a myth than anything resembling reality.
I remember the time a...
Must Listen: CBC Radio Piece on #Lean in Ontario, ThedaCare, and...
I was thankful to find this CBC Radio news story / podcast from the program "White Coat Black Art," hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman:
The...
“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:...
What They’re Saying Now about Lean Healthcare in Saskatchewan
There have been plenty of headlines and updates since I first blogged about the controversy over Lean healthcare in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan...
Good Questions, But With Some Misunderstandings about Lean Healthcare
In 2009, I wrote about a nurses' union in New Brunswick that supported Lean because they realized this methodology could help reduce waiting times and...
More on Lean in Saskatchewan
Since the healthcare improvement work I do is apolitical and non-partisan, I'm generally not one to butt into the political affairs of Canada or...
“It’s Gotten Political” in Saskatchewan Lean Healthcare. Of Course.
After some supporters of the Saskatchewan Lean healthcare efforts reached out to me, I've been trying to follow everything that's being said and written...
