Enhancing work flow to reduce crowding

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 57-67

  Siegel, Bruce ^a   Wilson, Marcia J ^b   Sickler, Donna ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

EID: 36649023920     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33113-9     Document Type: Article

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