Process improvement: What is it, why is it important, and how is it done?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 461-468

  Johnson, C Daniel ^a   Miranda, Rafael ^a   Aakre, Kenneth T ^b   Roberts, Catherine C ^a   Patel, Maitray D ^a   Krecke, Karl N ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Lean; Plan do study act; Project charter; Quality improvement; Six sigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76149108778     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3213     Document Type: Article

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