Tag: Toussaint
To Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement, Put Away the Gavel!
I am giving a new webinar on Wednesday, hosted by the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value (to promote a public registration workshop on Kaizen...
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...
Report to President Obama Endorses Lean & Systems Engineering in Healthcare
I recently saw a tweet that referenced a May 2014 that was sent to President Obama and his administration: "Report to the President - Better HealthCare...
Live Blogging Day 1: Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2014
Today is the first day of the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on Twitter with hashtag #HCSummit14 to see my tweets and thoughts from others....
Lean Leaders are Inclusive Leaders, Humble Leaders
This article caught my eye over at Becker's Hospital Review: "The Hospital CEO Dilemma: Abandon Ship or Change Leadership Style," written by Shirley Engelmeier, Founder...
A Book, a Webinar, a Workshop & a Summit from the...
I am an unabashed fan of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, as you're probably aware. For full disclosure, I was previously an employee...
Video on this June’s Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
I hope you'll consider coming to the 5th annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, being held in Los Angeles, June 4th and 5th, 2014. The...
Fantastic Mixed Media Online Presentation about Lean in Healthcare
I recently stumbled across a very interesting and well-produced mixed-media presentation that starts with the sounds of snow crackling under a pair a boots......
Learning Not to Blame: “Jerk Bartender”
In the Lean methodology, building upon the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming, we work hard to shift away from "naming, blaming, and shaming."...
Hospitals Prioritize Spending on Pretty Buildings over Safety?
Here's an excellent commentary by Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health: "In The Race For 'Fanciest...
ThedaCare Featured by TIME as a “Real Face of Healthcare Reform”
It was great to see this TIME story (which I think is only available online), by Rick Wartzman of the Drucker Institute: "The Real...
Key Takeaways from the 2013 Northeast Shingo Prize Conference
Mark's Note: Today's post is by a regular guest contributor, Christina Kach. I was disappointed that I couldn't attend this year's event in Massachusetts,...
