Applying toyota production system principles to a psychiatric hospital: Making transfers safer and more timely

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 439-448

  Young, John Q ^a   Wachter, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SAFETY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70350111140     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35061-8     Document Type: Article

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