Health-care process improvement decisions: A systems perspective

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-104

  Walley, Paul ^a   Silvester, Kate ^b   Mountford, Shaun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b West Midlands South Strategic Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; National Health Service; Performance measurement (qualtiy); Process management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; RISK; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK; STATE MEDICINE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644602311     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860610642618     Document Type: Review

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