Effect of lean method implementation in the histopathology section of an anatomical pathology laboratory

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1193-1199

  Raab, S S ^a,b,c   Grzybicki, D M ^a   Condel, J L ^a,b   Stewart, W R ^a   Turcsanyi, B D ^a   Mahood, L K ^a   Becich, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; TURNAROUND TIME; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 56049109067     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2007.051326     Document Type: Article

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