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Electronic Medical Records: Tension Between Technology and Lean

by Pete Abilla on June 7, 2011

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn About 6 weeks ago, my son broke his femur – yes, a very serious femur fracture. While playing soccer, the person guarding him kicked him behind his knee and the result was a broken femur. It turns out he had a bone cyst, [...]

Why You Should Care About The Pit Crew: Lean Healthcare and the Checklist Manifesto

by Pete Abilla on May 31, 2011

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Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Atul Gawande, the author of several books on Healthcare such as The Checklist Manifesto, Better, and Complications recently gave the Commencement speech at Harvard Medical School. In his speech, he mentions a few things worth noting, because he gives credit to the quality [...]

Pareto in the Wild: Emergency Room (ER) Visits by Race

by Pete Abilla on January 24, 2011

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Medical Market Research is a very interesting topic because it is a topic for which we can all relate – most of us have seen a physician, have visited an Emergency Room (ER), and have received some type of medical care. For this [...]

Medical Alert, Visual Management

by Pete Abilla on September 22, 2010

Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn The ability for healthcare workers to make split-second decisions with the help of visual cues could mean life or death for a patient. This means, then, in an emergency situation, what visual cues can enable healthcare workers to make those split-second decisions on [...]

Confusing Hospital Visual Management

by Pete Abilla on June 21, 2010

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Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn In Visual Management, colors, shapes, and words mean something. Red usually means “danger” or something that is meant to alert the human. When colors and shapes are used improperly, it can cause confusion, disagreement, and mistakes. This is true in most settings, but [...]