Sep 11 2012
How to Break Free from Email Jail
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How often are people’s email privileges suspended (aka, “mail jail”) because they’re inundated with a blizzard of questions, status updates, notifications, and other non-mission critical information? Most inboxes — and calendars — are gorged with junk because the dominant paradigm of communication is information “push.” This means that information is being pushed onto people when it’s ready, but not necessarily when the recipient needs it. Think of all of the emails and documents you have going back and forth. Irrespective of the value of the information, how often is it relevant to you at that moment?
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Sep 11 2012
Lean as an Alternative to Mass Layoffs in Healthcare | Hospital Management & Administration
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When faced with financial pressures, hospital leaders often try to reduce costs by laying off hospital employees. This is, in a way, understandable, since payroll makes up 60 to 70 percent of a typical hospital’s overall costs.
An increasing number of hospitals, however, are questioning the long-term impact of layoffs on morale, cost and quality. As a result, many are turning to “Lean management” practices, based on the Toyota Production System, as an alternative. The Lean methodology reduces costs, with lower costs being the end result of higher staff engagement and better patient care. Denver Health is one such health system with a “no-layoffs philosophy,” having saved over $150 million through their Lean program. Without those savings, Denver Health would “absolutely have had to cut jobs,” said CEO Patricia Gabow, MD, in a Denver Post report.
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By Michel Baudin • Press clippings • 0 • Tags: Health care, Lean