Assessing the evidence of six sigma and lean in the health care industry

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-225

  Dellifraine, Jami L ^a   Langabeer, James R ^a   Nembhard, Ingrid M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

evidence based management; health care; Lean; quality; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77954333560     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e3181eb140e     Document Type: Article

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