Life in the 'lean' lane: Performance improvement at denver health

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2054-2060

  Meyer, Harris ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COLORADO; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952038598     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0810     Document Type: Note

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