Tag: SHS
Upcoming Lean Speaking Engagements – Las Vegas and Phoenix
I'll be attending and speaking at three public events in the next few months, twice in Las Vegas and once in Phoenix. Hope to...
From SHS: Ohio Health Reduces Surgical Site Infections Using Lean
A few weeks back, I attended the Society for Health Systems (SHS) Conference in Orlando, where I chaired the Patient Flow track. There were...
Another CEO Talk: “Can I Say That?”
The final keynote talk at the recent Society for Health Systems / ASQ Healthcare conference was given by Dr. Barry Silbaugh, a former hospital...
An Industrial Engineer as Hospital CEO
Last Friday at SHS/ASQ, I heard a talk by Michael Riordan, the CEO of the Greenville Hospital System in South Carolina.
He is one of...
How “Training With Industry” Helped in This Hospital Laboratory
On Friday, I co-presented at the Society for Health Systems / ASQ Healthcare Division conference in Atlanta. It was the first time this was...
Productivity Targets Getting in the Way of Productivity Improvement
Earlier this morning, I attended a presentation at SHS/ASQ about Lean implementation in multiple emergency rooms in a large health system. There were a...
