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...
Buyer’s Guide to Lean Software for Healthcare
December 16, 2020 The Lean approach to business management is becoming increasingly popular with healthcare organizations. Leaders find Lean to be a...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...
What is Lean Healthcare?
December 16, 2020Lean 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
July 26, 2018The 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
June 14, 2018Even 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
April 6, 2018The Lean approach to business management has its roots in manufacturing, but today it is widely used in hospitals and other healthcare...