Integration of fuzzy set theory and TOPSIS into HFMEA to improve outpatient service for elderly patients in Taiwan

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 341-348

  Kuo, Ren Jieh ^a   Wu, Yung Hung ^a,b   Hsu, Tsung Shin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fuzzy set theory; Healthcare failure mode and effects analysis (HFMEA); Technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS)

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FUZZY LOGIC; HEALTH CARE FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTION METHOD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AMBULATORY CARE; DECISION MAKING; FUZZY LOGIC; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84864099625     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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