Optimised delivery of radiological reports: Applying Six Sigma methodology to a radiology department;L'ottimizzazione dei tempi di consegna degli esami radiologici: La metodologia Six Sigma applicata ad una unità operativa di radiodiagnostica

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-214

  Cavagna, Enrico ^a   Berletti, Riccardo ^b   Schiavon, Francesco ^b   Scarsi, Barbara ^b   Barbato, Giuseppe ^b  

^a SAN MARTINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health economy; Radiologic report, optimization; Radiological performance, quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICIAN; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; X RAY FILM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0041302448     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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