Using Six Sigma methodology to reduce patient transfer times from floor to critical-care beds.

Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-54

  Silich, Stephan J ^a   Wetz, Robert V ^b   Riebling, Nancy ^b   Coleman, Christine ^b   Khoueiry, Georges ^b   Abi Rafeh, Nidal ^b   Bagon, Emma ^b   Szerszen, Anita ^b  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; NEW YORK CITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84879492241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19451474     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2011.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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