There is an emerging trend spreading across various industries that is a natural fit to the healthcare industry: the gig economy. In general, the gig economy features workers providing services to organizations as freelancers or independent consultants on a short-term basis. Instead of hiring full-time employees, organizations will hire someone for a “gig” and then move on after the project is complete. Hospitals have been doing this for years in times of talent shortage, esp

Despite humble beginnings, Lean process methodology has expanded well beyond manufacturing into a vast number of industries, from healthcare to entrepreneurship. Organizations of all types are evaluating the age old equation, Profit = Revenue - Costs, and are targeting Lean strategies to reduce Cost. There are countless resources blueprinting the pathway to a Lean future, describing in excruciating detail how to measure and Six Sigma your way into the black. Lean has gotte