Applying lean principles and kaizen rapid improvement events in public health practice

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-54

  Smith, Gene ^a   Poteat Godwin, Annah ^a   Harrison, Lisa MacOn ^b,c   Randolph, Greg D ^b,d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina Center for Public Health Quality   (United States)

^c North Carolina Division of Public Health   (United States)

^d IL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kaizen methodology; lean principles; local public health agency; QI approaches; QI methods in public health; QI tools; quality improvement; rapid improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOSPICE CARE; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 83155160960     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31823f57c0     Document Type: Article

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