Lean management systems : Creating a culture of continuous quality improvement

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 638-643

  Clark, David M ^a,d   Silvester, Kate ^b   Knowles, Simon ^c  

^a National Clinical Lead   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^d LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LEADERSHIP; LEAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TURNAROUND TIME; WORK;

MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; LABORATORIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84880583243     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201553     Document Type: Article

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