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Behind the Numbers: A Startling Look at Healthcare Quality, …

Death numbers vary widely, depending on the study and methodology: Between44,000 and 98,000 Americans die each year in U.S. hospitals due to preventable … See more

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URL: https://www.leanblog.org/2009/08/statistics-on-healthcare-quality-patient-safety-problems-errors-harm/

Eight Types of Waste in Hospitals and Healthcare Settings

Webtl;dr: In this post, Mark provides an in-depth look at the eight types of waste in healthcare, including defects, overproduction, waiting, non-utilized talent, transportation, inventory, …

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Creating a Culture of Respect in Healthcare: The Impact on Patient

WebThere's an excellent blog post on the Virginia Mason Medical Center site: “Does respecting co-workers make patients safer? As a leader in adopting and adapting …

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Deming's Old (Timeless) Teachings are Still Relevant for Healthcare

WebThey cite Dr. Deming first in talking about the need to understand broader systems: “With respect to the first pillar–seeing the system–health care has long been …

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Responding to a One-Sided Article That Trashes Lean in …

WebThe conversation about “excessive CEO pay” has been going on for decades and it probably pre-dates the origins of the term “Lean Production” in the late 1980s. But, …

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Unraveling the Mystery of Flow, Push, and Pull in Hospital …

Webtl;dr: In this post, Mark examines the concepts of “Flow,” “Push,” and “Pull” within the context of hospital operations. Drawing from Lean principles, he delves into the …

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Redefining Excellence: Quint Studer's Vision for Modern …

WebMy guest for Episode #490 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Quint Studer, the co-founder of HealthCare Plus Solutions Group and owner of the minor …

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Kaizen: An Exotic Word, Common Sense Principles for Healthcare

WebKaizen. It is a strange-looking word. It might seem a little difficult to pronounce. Said out loud, it sounds a lot like “try-zen,” and we can equate the word with making …

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What is Meant by "A Culture of Safety" in Healthcare

WebI stumbled across this article the other day, on the important issue of medication errors:. Medication Errors: The Year in Review “Preventing medication errors …

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Lean Healthcare Success in Minnesota – And One Off Base Op-Ed

WebCommon sense says the boss has all the answers. Lean disproves that by engaging everybody in improvement. Common sense says that bigger batches are more …

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"Learning to be Lean"

WebThere's a really good article that was published by Modern Healthcare as a special report, written by Sabriya Rice. Sabriya spent a week observing a rapid …

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When Doctors and Nurses are Afraid to Speak Up About Patient …

WebThe theme for the next couple of days on the blog is patient safety and the idea of “psychological safety” for employees or physicians in the healthcare environment. …

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A Hospital CEO’s Humble Reflections on His Role in Lean

WebHere is the article: “The Health Care Leader's Role in Safety“ I appreciate his humility in saying, after being in senior leadership roles for over 30 years: “I know …

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Tour Preview: The Japanese Health Care System at a High Level

WebJapan has high life expectancy, which Reid attributes to societal factors, lifestyle, and the Japanese health system. Japan spends only 8% of GDP on healthcare, …

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Brad White, on Lean Daily Management for Healthcare

WebMy guest for Episode #260 of the podcast is Brad White, author of the recently-released book Lean Daily Management for Healthcare: A Strategic Guide to …

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Introduction to Lean Healthcare

WebIntroduction to Lean Healthcare. Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals (2008) and Healthcare Kaizen (coming 2012) Hospitals around the world are successfully …

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Lean Healthcare Success in Albany NY – Lean Blog

WebArea hospitals make strides in quality of care -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NYThe CEO of a health system in New York writes his local paper with

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The Conundrum that is Dr. Deming on Metrics, Measures, and Data

WebDr. Deming also often gets quoted as saying: “In God we trust, all others bring data.”. That makes it sound like Deming thought data was everything. But, it's unclear if …

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Articles about Industrial Engineers Impacting Healthcare

Web1. The long history of Industrial Engineers helping in healthcare goes back 100 years to one of the “fathers of Industrial Engineering,” Frank Gilbreth — and his wife, …

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A Modern MD Who Makes House Calls – Lean Blog

WebJay Parkinson, MD. A doctor in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and ManhattanHIStalk Interviews Jay Parkinson MD MPH, House Call DoctorPosts will be pretty sparse

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What's Going on with Lean at ThedaCare

WebThe new CEO has expressed an admiration for ThedaCare and their approach to Lean. Fact: They have a new CEO, Dr. Imran Andrabi, who was hired from …

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