Frank Gilbreth and health care delivery method study driven learning

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-440

  Towill, Denis R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Health services; Hospitals; Quality assurance; Service delivery systems; Team working

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68549125547     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860910964861     Document Type: Article

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