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Lean reliably shortens length of stay and waiting times. It does not move mortality, and done badly it damages staff morale and the budget. An...
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The lean roots of visual management, the evidence that visible status boards and daily huddles reduce harm, and the honest limit - the board is...
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In Michigan's intensive care units, a five-step checklist for inserting central lines cut bloodstream infections to zero and, by one estimate, saved more than 1,500...
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The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist cut deaths in half in its 2009 pilot - and then failed to move the numbers in a mandated rollout...
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Communication failures are a leading root cause of serious harm in hospitals. Two structured handoff methods - SBAR and I-PASS - have the evidence to...
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The evidence linking ED crowding and boarding to higher mortality - and the process changes, from split-flow to the four-hour standard, that measurably move the...
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Two American health systems adopted the Toyota Production System and measured the results - freed space, shorter lead times, and safer care. Here is what...
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