The design, selection, and performance of statistical control charts for healthcare process improvement

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-239

  Benneyan, James ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; ARLs; Average run lengths; Control charts; Healthcare; OC curves; Patient safety; Quality improvement; SPC; Statistical process control

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749202437     PISSN: 14792494     EISSN: 14792753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2008.021837     Document Type: Review

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