Process management in healthcare: Investigating why it's easier said than done

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 499-511

  Hellström, Andreas ^a   Lifvergren, Svante ^a,b   Quist, Johan ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health services; Organizational design; Process management; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT; FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; MANAGEMENT STYLE; ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNS; PROCESS MANAGEMENT; PROCESS-ORIENTED; SERVICE INDUSTRIES;

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77952635459     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410381011046607     Document Type: Article

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