Achieving impact with clinical process management in hospitals: An inspiring case

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 600-624

  Rohner, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical pathways; Continuous improvement; Diagnosis related groups; Germany; Hospital management; Hospitals; Process management; Process orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864117474     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637151211253756     Document Type: Article

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