Tag: Workaround
Band-Aiding the Process – Literally
Unfortunately, healthcare professionals often aren't given the tools they need to do their jobs properly. People are forced into workarounds and corner cutting, or...
Reader Question: Support and “First Responders” for Healthcare Professionals
Here is a new reader question from Steve Palmreuter in Michigan. He raises a topic that I've been thinking about lately, so I'm happy...
Creative Kludge from a Cop = Kaizen?
A site related to my favorite failblog.org is "There I Fixed It," a creative collection of bad workarounds or clever fixes, depending on your...
Guest Post: Improving Hospital Equipment Availability
Mark's note: This is a guest post made available for me to post by Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
by Laurie Wolf and Nancy Sigillito
The full article is...
Notes from My First IHI National Quality Forum (#ihi09)
Today was an exciting day at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 21st annual National Forum on Healthcare Quality Improvement. It's my first time here,...
A Nearly Apocalyptic Workaround?
Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine:There was a fascinating article in a recent WIRED Magazine about Cold War nuclear response and defense systems. This...
Muda (Waste) Driven By Government Protectionism
To Outfox the Chicken Tax, Ford Strips Its Own Vans - WSJ.comIf people and organizations are good at anything, it's gaming a system or...
My Daily Workaround: Deleting Commercial Emails
I had an epiphany the other day. It was one of those moments where I was pretty ashamed and was ready to turn in...