Increasing productivity, reducing cost and improving quality in elective surgery in New Zealand: The Waitemata District Health Board joint arthroplasty pilot

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 620-626

  Cullen, J ^a   Bramley, D ^a   Armstrong, D ^a   Butler, L ^a   Rouse, P ^b   Ashton, T ^c  

^a WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Elective surgery; Performance; Productivity; Quality; Reducing cost

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84862534616     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02815.x     Document Type: Article

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