Eliminating US hospital medical errors

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 444-471

  Kumar, Sameer ^a   Steinebach, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause and effect analysis; Medical care; Poka yoke; Six sigma; United States of America

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 48249129623     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860810890431     Document Type: Article

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