Using business process redesign to reduce wait times at a University Hospital in the Netherlands

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 332-341

  Elkhuizen, Sylvia G ^a   Burger, Matthe P M ^b   Jonkers, Rene E ^c   Limburg, Martien M ^a,d   Klazinga, Niek S ^a   Bakker, Piet J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*

^c Department of Pulmonology

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34249808792     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(07)33038-9     Document Type: Article

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