Tag: Toussaint
“Blame & Shame” is Shameful
Many leaders in healthcare (including John Toussaint, Paul Levy, and others) are working to eliminate the "name, blame, and shame" culture that often exists...
Reader Question: Hiring for a Lean Culture in Healthcare?
Here's a question from a healthcare leader that I thought I'd share for input from you, the blog readers.
This person is looking to change...
Podcast #148 – Naida Grunden & Charles Hagood on ‘Lean-Led Design’...
Episode #148 is a conversation with a returning guest, Naida Grunden (previous episode) and her co-author Charles Hagood (of Healthcare Performance Partners), talking about...
Stuff I’m Reading: False Alarms, Fraud, Failures & Two Good News...
Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest related to Lean, systems, and improvement. The "good news"...
Podcast #146 – John Toussaint, MD, ‘Potent Medicine,’ Former CEO of...
Episode #146 is a discussion with a returning guest (#54, #62, #72), John Toussaint, MD, the CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value....
Stuff I’m Reading, April 20 – Cancer Cars, ThedaCare Payments, Boss...
In a recurring feature, here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest:
Luxury car program brings cancer patients...
Stuff I’m Reading, April 19 – Toussaint, Saskatchewan, & Apologies
Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest during my blog break (somewhat of a break):
John Toussaint's...
Stuff I’m Reading, April 5, 2012: New Books, Layoffs “Forced,” Regrettable...
Back by popular demand, here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean...
ASQ Influential Voices: Selling Quality?
In this month's "ASQ Influential Voices" series, ASQ President Paul Borawski asked, "How Do You "Sell" Quality?," particularly to senior execs and CEOs. Paul...
Dr. John Toussaint Video Lecture on Healthcare Quality & Lean
Here is an hour-long lecture given by John Toussaint, MD - shared by the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. There isn't a lot of...
Registration Open for 2012 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit
For the third year, my good friends at the Lean Enterprise Institute, the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, and the Healthcare Value Network are...
“On the Mend” Wins Shingo Award
Congratulations to Dr. John Toussaint and Roger Gerard, co-authors of the outstanding book, On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healthcare to Save Lives and Transform the...