RFID in healthcare: A Six Sigma DMAIC and simulation case study

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-321

  Southard, Peter B ^a   Chandra, Charu ^b   Kumar, Sameer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Business process re engineering; Continuous quality improvement; Health services; Patient focused care; Patient safety; Radio frequency identification; Six sigma

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICS; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKFLOW;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; TIME FACTORS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84860387005     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526861211221491     Document Type: Article

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