Posted by Ora Pescovitz on January 31, 2012 This month, I visited ThedaCare in Wisconsin to learn more about applying lean thinking to improve daily work. While the original concept is often connected with Toyota, the basic tenets of lean thinking – remove waste, reduce gaps, solve problems and be better each day – are…
Posted by Ora Pescovitz on January 30, 2012 Health System Community, As you have likely heard, we are currently conducting an internal review stemming from allegations of child pornography possession by one of our house officers. Early findings have identified significant problems with how initial reporting of these allegations was handled. This is troubling to…
Posted by Ora Pescovitz on May 26, 2011 A couple of weekends ago, three dear friends from Indiana came for a visit: Charlene, who was my executive assistant in the Department of Pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine; Lori, who was my nurse at Riley Hospital for Children and; Linda, my former fellow who…