A framework for healthcare quality improvement in India: The time is here and now!

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-241

  Varkey, P ^a   Kollengode, A ^b  

^a Preventive Medicine and Medical Education ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Lean; Patient safety; Plan Do Study Act; Quality improvement; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; INDIA; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80054051071     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: 09722823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.85222     Document Type: Review

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