Tools for Developing a Quality Management Program: Proactive Tools (Process Mapping, Value Stream Mapping, Fault Tree Analysis, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Rath, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

FMEA; Quality assurance; Quality management; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

FAILURE MODES; FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ANALYSIS;

EFFECTS ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING BASED TOOLS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS; VALUE STREAM MAPPING;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MEDICAL ERRORS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 41749099277     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.2385     Document Type: Article

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