Healthcare systems engineering: An interdisciplinary approach to achieving continuous improvement

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-222

  Wu, Bin ^a   Klein, Cerry ^a   Stone, Tamara T ^b,c  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous system improvement; Healthcare improvement; Healthcare systems engineering; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33646246613     PISSN: 17418453     EISSN: 17418461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2006.009269     Document Type: Article

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