Lean Blog Audio — The United Flight 3411 Mess, Holding Individuals Accountable
I posted this on LinkedIn earlier today and am re-posting as a blog post to get your thoughts… and then, as I writing this, the news about the man being …
Lean Blog Audio — My Article on Changing How We Think About Change
As part of my partnership with Cardinal Health, they have published an article that I wrote on their “Essential Insights” blog: “Changing how we think about change: How healthcare leaders …
Lean Blog Audio — The Patient Pays Less, Yet the Surgeon’s Paid More
Can physician-led surgical centers provide lower out-of-pocket prices for patients, along with lower infection rates, and higher compensation for the surgeons? One surgical center in Oklahoma says so… — Support …
Lean Blog Audio — Why You Shouldn’t Call Yourself “Sensei” Or Make Other
Six Sigma and Lean Sigma has “belts.” Some people in Lean call themselves a “sensei.” Is that really appropriate? The term is supposed to be situational… it’s a term of …
Lean Blog Audio — Measures, Incentives, Heart Attack Mortality, Driving
In this post, I look at the impact (or lack thereof) of targets, rankings, and incentives, when it comes to safe driving or PCI (angioplasty) procedures in a hospital cath …
Lean Blog Audio — Coming Soon– 4th Revised Ed. of “Lean Hospitals” (April Fool)
It’s time for another new, revised edition of my book! It was originally published in 2008 as Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction. — Support this podcast: …
Lean Blog Audio — Sad Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article on Auto Supplier Safety
A few of you sent me this article… and you were correct to think I would be interested:”Inside Alabama’s Auto Jobs Boom: Cheap Wages, Little Training, Crushed Limbs The South’s …
Lean Blog Audio — 10 Years of “L.A.M.E.”
It’s been 10 years since I first wrote about my awkward acronym L.A.M.E. Is it helpful to distinguish between true Lean principles and “Lean As Misguidedly Explained?” Will we see …
Lean Blog Audio — New Whitepaper: “#Lean for Doctors”
Today, I’m happy to share a link to a white paper that I co-authored for Catalysis (formerly the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value).The paper is titled: “Lean for Doctors.” Appropriately, …
Lean Blog Audio — #TBT: Don’t Blame the Kicker, Don’t Blame…
Today’s Post in&t;50 words: Lean thinkers don’t blame individuals who in a bad system, whether that’s a presenter at Oscars, a kicker in a football game, or a healthcare professional …