Tag: Virginia Mason

This tweet and photo made me chuckle the other day... If it's "your right" or "your left" as you're going up or down the stairs,...

I saw this headline the other day: "U.S. Soldiers Get Just Four Hours of Ebola Training" The phrase "just four hours" implies that it wasn't...

There are certainly many serious problems in healthcare. Let's look at nursing, in particular. It's a rewarding job, but it's far more frustrating for...

There have been plenty of headlines and updates since I first blogged about the controversy over Lean healthcare in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan...

If you clicked on my intentionally attention grabbing headline (or what might be a parody of those)... no, Toyota isn't killing their famed and...

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...

Joining me today for Episode #204 is Paul Plsek, and we're talking about his excellent book (a Shingo Research Award recipient this year) titled...

My guest today for Episode 202 is Patrick Graupp, co-author of the excellent book Getting to Standard Work in Health Care: Using TWI to...

I recently saw an article about Avera Medical Group and Sanford Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: "Health systems learn to be lean." Avera McKennan...

I didn't know , until yesterday, that Toyota has an official company blog (at least for Toyota UK). Even though I've learned from Toyota people...

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...

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...