Huddle Boards: How Healthcare Teams Use Them for Process Improvement
April 3, 2026In sports, a huddle happens when the team gathers to strategize before a play. Everyone learns their role, the plan is confirmed, and the...
How is the Lean Methodology Practiced in Healthcare?
April 3, 2026Lean is most closely associated with manufacturing, but the Toyota Production System drew on ideas from many sources -- Deming's work on...
Back to Basics - 6 Principles of Lean Healthcare
April 22, 2021We spend a lot of time and effort on this blog digging into the details of how to start, spread, and sustain a Lean culture. We think it is...
Driving Transformation: Unleashing the IHI Model for Improvement
April 3, 2026The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Model for Improvement is a straightforward approach that many organizations use to structure...
Implementing a Culture of Improvement in Healthcare
December 16, 2020Across 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
September 8, 2020The 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
February 11, 2020Recently, our very own Senior Advisor, Mark Graban had the opportunity to chat with Mike McGowan, Director of Process Excellence at...
The Lean Healthcare Code
October 5, 2018One of the exciting things about the Lean management approach is that it is applied differently in every industry and organization. While...
Lean Software Is Not Just for Manufacturing Companies
February 16, 2018When people ask me about my job and I explain that my company offers Lean software, people who know anything about the Lean business...
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