Mapping turnaround times (TAT) to a generic timeline: A systematic review of TAT definitions in clinical domains

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Breil, Bernhard ^a   Fritz, Fleur ^a   Thiemann, Volker ^a   Dugas, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

cycle time; hospital information systems; process time; timeline; Turnaround time

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; REVIEW; TIME; WORKFLOW;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 79956270319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-11-34     Document Type: Review

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