Tag: Six Sigma

Mark's Note: Today's post is by Erwin van der Koogh, who comes to us from Australia. The thoughts and opinions here are his, although...

Many healthcare organizations are non-profits. They provide some "community benefit" in terms of charity care (as do for-profit healthcare organizations). Then, there are healthcare organizations...

I sometimes torture myself by watching webinars given about "Lean Sigma." I hear a lot of claptrap about Lean... things that are just demonstrably...

Sorry to get all Katie Couric on you, but I'm going to have a colonoscopy on Friday. I turned 40 last October and I...

When we lament why Lean hasn't been more widely embraced as a new management model in healthcare (or other industries, for that matter), it's...

Out there in the Lean and quality improvement communities, you sometimes hear some silly things. Sometimes, I want to attach the "Lean As...

My wife is a leader in a business (not GE) that does aircraft engine "MRO" work - maintenance, repair, and overhaul. I've been able...

I had a conversation recently with a healthcare quality leader about her excitement about Lean. She said that she wanted to learn more about Lean...

Joining me for episode #187 is Joe Swartz, my friend and esteemed co-author of our books Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous...

I recently read an article (a case study) about "Lean Six Sigma" in a publication. It's not online, so I can't link to it,...

Mark's Note: Today's guest post is by Joe Swartz, my co-author for the book Healthcare Kaizen and the newly-released book The Executive Guide to...

QHSE Focus, an iPad magazine, asked me to contribute a piece on Lean healthcare. They published my piece titled, "Employee & Patient Safety: The Only...