Process potential screening: An instrument to improve business processes in hospitals

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 506-514

  Ehlers, Frauke ^a,c   Ammenwerth, E ^a   Haux, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Business process; Health informatics; Process evaluation; Process management; Quality management

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS POTENTIAL SCREENING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCREENING;

EID: 33750213093     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634111     Document Type: Review

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