Generic project definitions for improvement of health care delivery: A case-based approach

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-164

  Niemeijer, Gerard C ^a   Does, Ronald J M M ^b   De Mast, Jeroen ^b   Trip, Albert ^a   Van Den Heuvel, Jaap ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost reduction; efficiency; Lean Six Sigma; patient safety; patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INVENTORIES, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PURCHASING, HOSPITAL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79955120652     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e318213e75c     Document Type: Article

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