Improving patient satisfaction with pain management using six sigma tools

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 343-350

  Dupree, Erin ^a   Martin, Lisa ^b   Anderson, Rebecca ^c   Kathuria, Navneet ^c   Reich, David ^c   Porter, Carol ^c   Chassin, Mark R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Nursing Education

^c Department of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; NEW YORK CITY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 67651167104     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35048-5     Document Type: Article

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