Application of Lean Manufacturing Techniques in the Emergency Department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-182

  Dickson, Eric W ^a   Singh, Sabi ^b   Cheung, Dickson S ^c   Wyatt, Christopher C ^a   Nugent, Andrew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

frontline providers; health care; Lean; patient satisfaction; process change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEAN MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 67651152684     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.108     Document Type: Article

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