Applying Lean Sigma solutions to mistake-proof the chemotherapy preparation process

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-86

  Aboumatar, Hanan J ^a,b   Winner, Laura ^a   Davis, Richard ^a   Peterson, Aisha ^c   Hill, Richard ^a   Frank, Susan ^d   Almuete, Virna ^e   Vivian Leung, T ^e   Trovitch, Peter ^e   Farmer, Denise ^e  

^a Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; PHARMACIST; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 77952298330     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(10)36014-4     Document Type: Article

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