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Rodger Sherman is a fellow Northwestern alumnus who I follow on Twitter, for tweets about NU football and beyond. He recently tweeted about NFL field goal percentages, including two helpful line charts (a.k.a. “run charts”): Does a statement like “the worst level in 16 years” mean that it's a statistically meaningful decline? Not necessarily. He […]
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"Feeling gratitude, and not expressing it, is like wrapping a present and not giving it." — William Arthur Ward
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In hospital and clinic settings, making the right decisions doesn’t just reduce costs from duplicative work and process inefficiencies — it results in better outcomes for patients. Think about needing to take an extra X-ray because the first captured the wrong foot. Even if it’s the right limb, what if they captured it from the wrong angle?
KAIZEN – Small Changes vs. Monster Projects – Al Norval explains why small changes add up to big improvements.
10 Behaviors to Practice Respect for People – Jon Miller shares 10 foundational behaviors that promote mutual respect from Virginia Mason.
You’ll NEVER “Find” Time for Continuous Improvement – Jeff Hajek answers the common question...
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I don't have any “Black Friday” or “Cyber Monday” sales for you, but I can offer a giveaway that's co-sponsored by my friends at StoreSMART. They have been sponsors of LeanBlog.org for a few years now. Click the image below or click here to enter. The contest is open through Tuesday, December 10th. Also, please […]
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Healthcare – Creating Value for Patients Healthcare improvement is often done through QI projects in an “artisan” fashion. To improve healthcare improvement, combat bias and us evidence according to Mary Dixon-Woods. Her article elicited a response in the same publication. One would think that the incidence of leaving surgical objects inside patients would be a “never event”. Not […]
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"What is important is ideas. If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn’t any limit what you can do with your...
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