Capturing the voice of the patient

Doleweerd Consulting completed an engagement that provides important information about the experiences of people transitioning from hospital to long-term care, or back home with the addition of home care, in Ontario. Report 1: “I don’t know” (Hospital to home care) … Continue reading

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Triaging in health care. Time for new thinking….

I grew up watching M*A*S*H. The last episode in the early 80′s became the most watched TV episode in American history. I have the image burned into my brain of Hawkeye running towards the 4077′th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital helicopter … Continue reading

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Can We Make Health Care "Googley"

Much has been said about how we, in health care, can learn from companies in other industries such as Toyota (Lean), or maybe even about how hospitals (especially ORs) are like airports. The stories about these industries have been around … Continue reading

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