Improvement in prescription renewal handling by application of the lean process

Nursing Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-201

  Hummer, Jane ^a   Daccarett, Cristina ^a  

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

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Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIPTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; IOWA; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68149158753     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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