Bruce Roe Dr. Roe has an extensive background as a senior leader at the hospital and health system level, and deep experience in organizational transformation. Driven by a passion for patient safety and quality, he served as a senior leader for 12 years at St. Boniface Hospital, a tertiary care academic health center in Winnipeg, […]
Shelcy Kamrud, Lean Process Improvement Manager, Mount Sinai Morningside The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic swept through New York City in March of 2020. At Mount Sinai Morningside, teams across the hospital were also in the beginning stages of implementing both communication and improvement huddles by utilizing large dry erase boards in their departments. […]
In healthcare there is no shortage of problems to solve. Some problems seem to have an easy solution, while others require a much deeper look to understand them. There are many tools for improvement that healthcare organizations use to see and solve problems, including things like 5S, error proofing, pareto charts, and process flow mapping. […]
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On March 25, 2022, RaDonda Vaught, a nurse at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee, was convicted of negligent homicide and gross neglect of an impaired adult for a medication error that occurred in 2017. The error resulted in the patient’s death. There was no malicious intent to harm the patient. The systems in place allowed for […]
Course Description Faculty Bio Travel and Logistics Cancellation Policy Course Description Is your healthcare organization struggling to sustain improvement gained through the application of lean principles? Are you facing challenges in implementing daily improvement and aligning work to strategic goals? Would you like to see what a management system looks like in action? Managing a […]
On a recent afternoon, Peter Mariahazy, Chief Administrative Office for Catalysis’ and the host of our podcast, The Lens, had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Dan Low, Chief Medical Officer at Adaptx and Pediatric Anesthesiologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital, to discuss how every patient can make the system smarter when it comes to […]
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A friend of mine recently took a new job at an organization that emphasized its practice and company culture of lean during the interview process. My friend was very excited about this opportunity because I have shared with them about the work I do and how different it is working for an organization that strives […]
On a recent afternoon, Peter Mariahazy, Chief Administrative Office for Catalysis’ and the host of our podcast, The Lens, had the opportunity to sit down with Trevor Hall, Vice President of Human Resources, Communications, Continuous Improvement and Appeals at Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board to discuss the value of leader standard work, specifically the impact of […]
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We’ve so often heard the phrase, “innovation can mean different things to different people, different organizations.” No matter how one defines it, the truth of the matter is, innovation is needed in order to grow and evolve the business. It’s no wonder that in most organizations innovation spins off of improvement work or the improvement […]
https://createvalue.org/articles_and_news/creating-value-for-patients-at-akron-childrens-hospital/
Standard processes are fundamental in a continuous improvement environment. They help us to remove waste and address issues more effectively. Focus on process is one of the foundational principles for Organizational Excellence as defined by the Shingo Institute. Creating and maintaining processes takes deliberate focus and commitment. Here are some tips to guide you as […]
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