Creating value in health care: The case for Lean Thinking

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 557-562

  Kim, Christopher S ^a   Spahlinger, David A ^a   Billi, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCESS MODEL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY;

EID: 77449098880     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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