Implementing a Culture of Improvement in Healthcare

Across the globe, healthcare leaders are working hard to implement the principles of continuous improvement in their organizations....

What it Takes to Receive the Leapfrog Top Hospital Award

The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit organization founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers of healthcare concerned with quality...

How One Community Hospital is Creating a Culture of CI

Recently, our very own Senior Advisor, Mark Graban had the opportunity to chat with Mike McGowan, Director of Process Excellence at...

Buyer’s Guide to Lean Software for Healthcare

The Lean Healthcare Code

One of the exciting things about the Lean management approach is that it is applied differently in every industry and organization. While...

What is Lean Healthcare?

Lean healthcare is simply the use of the Lean business management philosophy in healthcare facilities. The goal of Lean is to reduce or...

Lean Tools for Healthcare

The Lean business management approach is used widely in healthcare organizations because cutting waste from health care delivery is not...

Different Ways of Getting Started with Lean Healthcare

Even after about 20 years of Lean adoption in some healthcare organizations, there are still others that are just getting started. There...

Big Mistakes Made by Healthcare Organizations Implementing Lean

The Lean approach to business management has its roots in manufacturing, but today it is widely used in hospitals and other healthcare...