A gem for any lean healthcare enthusiast or beginner. In this book, Co-author Dr. John Toussiant explains the lean transformation journey of Thedacare Health System in the US over seven years, the early beginnings, ups and downs, pains and triumphs, managing change, techniques and lessons learned, in an anecdotal and story like fashion. This book shows how could any healthcare…
During the recent IHI Middle East Forum in Doha, Dr. Don Berwick, Co-founder,President Emeritus and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, demonstrated to us the famous Red Bead Game, used by Dr.W. Edward Deming in his famous seminars in the late 90's to teach how management should support workers to identify system problems and errors (the red beads),…
In 2014, it was a great opportunity to apply lean concepts and tools in the hospital I worked in. One of the unique services the hospital offers is the manufacturing of prosthesis and orthosis (P&O) to patients who either need artificial limbs, or those who need some kind of orthopedic support for various conditions. The P&O Center just started to…
I could trace my interest in Lean Healthcare back to 2012, when I saw a profile update of one of my LinkedIn contacts saying that he became certified in Lean Healthcare. At that time, I was a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt who didn't have the chance to practice much SS except for a couple of shy attempts, with…