Tag: Waste

A collection of creative videos was recently brought to my attention and I'd like to share them here. They are created by Dr. Mark...

As I wrote about last month, I love newspapers, so I felt like I fit into the culture last week when I spent five...

In American healthcare, there's a growing gap between hospitals and clinics that are being innovative and those who are stuck in the "way it's...

I hope y'all had a nice Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S. It's a global audience for the blog, but I had the...

I've been a big fan of Dr. Atul Gawande's writing for a long time (see previous posts about him and his work). His latest article...

I was quoted in two articles that appeared in "Today's Hospitalist": "Discharging Mr. Wood: Time to get serious about waste" and "Standardized work: Improving quality by reducing...

I was recently interviewed by one of the reporters who put together this web article in Canada: "From the factory floor to the emergency department:...

Two pet peeves of mine are hearing people say things like "Lean is all about reducing waste" and or "Lean is all about cost...

I wrote about Kaizen the other day on LinkedIn and the first comment was from Dr. Leke Agbejule, BPharm, MSc, PharmD, from South Florida: Very well said. As...

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...

Hospital CEOs are busy people, to say the least, but a big part of their leadership role includes communication with employees, physicians, and the...

California week on the blog continues after yesterday's post about Lean at San Francisco General Hospital. Today, I'm flying to Los Angeles to attend the...