Decreasing extremes in patient waiting time

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-128

  Groome, Lynn J ^a   Mayeaux, E J ^a  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinic management; Patient satisfaction; Patient waiting time; Quality improvement; Root cause analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CAUSALITY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77950238548     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e3181dafeac     Document Type: Article

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