Treatment Mapping - A systematic methodology to assess quality, efficiency and variability in the hemodialysis delivery process

Blood Purification

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 417-422

  Alquist, Maria ^a   Bosch, Juan P ^b  

^a Medical and Safety Office   (Sweden)

^b Medical and Safety Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Hemodialysis delivery process; Operational process; Quality; Treatment Mapping; Variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 50049135384     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000151664     Document Type: Article

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