Toyota A3 report: A tool for process improvement in healthcare

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 143, Issue , 2009, Pages 235-240

  Lee, Te Shu ^a   Kuo, Mu Hsing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Toyota A3; Workflow improvement

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING;

HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; HEALTHCARE WORKFLOW; PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH RESULTS; TOYOTA A3; WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENT;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CAR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TECHNOLOGY;

AUTOMOBILES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 67449102889     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-58603-979-0-235     Document Type: Conference Paper

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