Seeing the picture through "lean thinking" [1]

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7586, 2007, Pages 169-

  Ben Tovim, David I ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846677130     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Vincent C. Incident reporting and patient safety. BMJ 2007;334:51-2. (13 January.)
2. Womack JP, Jones DT. Lean thinking. Banish waste and create wealth in your corporation. London: Simon and Schuster, 1996.
3. Sari AB, Sheldon TA, Cracknell A, Turnbull A. Sensitivity of routine system for reporting patient safety incidents in an NHS hospital: retrospective case note review. BMJ 2007;334:79-81. (13 January.)
4. King DL, Ben-Tovim DI, Bassham J. Redesigning emergency department patient flows: application of Lean thinking to health care. Emerg Med Australas 2006;18:391-7.