The Toyota solution

WHAT IS the sound of one hand clapping? I don’t know, but I do know the result of no hand-washing is MRSA.

Proper hand-washing can reduce hospital-acquired infections by at least 50% and up to 85% or more, saving precious resources for other services.

Naida Grunden covers the topic at length in her new book, The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Healthcare: Applying Toyota-based Improvements to Healthcare. It tells how hospitals produced dramatic and sustained improvements by using the efficiency of the Japanese carmaker. Wash your hands.