Optimizing your operating room: Or, why large, traditional hospitals don't work

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 359-367

  Girotto, John A ^a   Koltz, Peter F ^a   Drugas, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Seattle Children's   (United States)

Author keywords

Delays; Hospital operations; Operating room management; Work flow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT QUALITY CIRCLES; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955174222     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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