Thedacare's business performance system: Sustaining continuous daily improvement through hospital management in a lean environment

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 387-399

  Barnas, Kim ^a  

^a ThedaCare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WISCONSIN;

EID: 80053313876     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(11)37049-3     Document Type: Article

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