Tag: Waste

Slowdown's Side Effect: More Nurses - WSJ.com:Not a Lean article, but a major issue for hospitals is a shortage of nurses. With the economy...

Star-Telegram.com: | 05/06/2008 | LETTERSOK, so we're piling on JPS Hospital at this point.. but this letter to the editor caught my eye today:One...

Star-Telegram.com: | 04/28/2008 | Trapped in a waiting game at JPSUpdate: For those who didn't catch the update to Monday's post, it was announced...

JPS patients get shortchanged as cash surpluses keep growingThis linked article is a preview of what I'll be blogging about next. I'm trying an...

Nurse + Blog = PixelRN: 16% of the US economy runs on scrawly, handwritten notes.PixelRN is a blog written by a nurse (who is...

By Jason Turgeon:Introductions:I'm Jason Turgeon, the newest addition to the Lean Blog team. Mark and I have had an email dialog going for...

Here's a photo of something I bought at SuperTarget last week, this box of whole-grain Quinoa (snicker if you must... I'm trying to eat...

"Help Wanted" highlights skills drain in U.S - Yahoo! NewsHere's an interesting story about the shortage of machinists:While millions of jobs making everything from...

Care and Chaos on the Night Nursing Shift - WSJ.com Free Version via CareerJournal.com The linked article is a virtual "gemba walk" for those of you...

PEPCON disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaIn some Saturday afternoon background TV watching, my ears perked up when I heard about this story on...

This past week, I stumbled through a systemic problem that might not ever be solved, namely the National Car Rental service at Terminal 3...

I read Paul Levy's blog every chance I get. He is the CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Although...