Choosey about Healthcare? Opt for Lean
July 19th, 2006 by HalYou've probably heard that Lean Thinking has made its way to the hospital environment. There's a documentary on it, Good News: How Hospitals Heal Themselves. I haven't seen it. It has aired on PBS stations as early as April this year. It just appeared on July 18th in Syracuse on WCNY. It will appear next on July 31st in Los Angeles on KVCR and on August 3rd in Memphis on WKNO. No other schedule dates are on the calendar. If you want to see it give your local PBS station a call.
The documentary reports on SSM Health System operating across the midwest and a Pittsburgh initiative involving 40 hospitals. They looked to the Toyota Production System for inspiration and guidance to improve the deadly situation in hospitals today. The people at Management Wisdom are promoting the program. Here's what they say,
"No outside funds were required (to make improvements). Not incidentally, these hospitals' leaders and staffs have done what the American automobile makers were not able to sustain as they tried such systems methods in the l980s. The automakers abandoned these ideas for short-term profits, and currently are suffering huge, possibly fatal, losses while Japanese car manufacturers prosper."
I made calls to WGBH Boston and NHPTV Durham, NH to request they show the documentary. How about doing your part. Let's get this aired in major markets.
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