Reduction of Regulated Medical Waste Using Lean Sigma Results in Financial Gains for Hospital

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 145-152

  Stonemetz, Jerry ^a   Pham, Julius C ^a   Necochea, Alejandro J ^a   McGready, John ^b   Hody, Robert E ^c   Martinez, Elizabeth A ^d  

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

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

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

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial gains; Lean Sigma; Medical waste; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; OPERATING ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551554896     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2010.11.007     Document Type: Review

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