Restructuring of the Diabetes Day Centre: A pilot lean project in a tertiary referral centre in the West of Ireland

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 681-688

  McDermott, A M ^a   Kidd, P ^b   Gately, M ^b   Casey, R ^b   Burke, H ^b   O'Donnell, P ^c   Kirrane, F ^b   Dinneen, S F ^a,b   O'Brien, T ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Galway   (Ireland)

^c Leading Edge Group   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; IRELAND; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; SCREENING; STAFF TRAINING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; LEAN MANAGEMENT; PATIENT-CENTRED CARE; PROCESS MAPPING;

AMBULATORY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; IRELAND; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84880898847     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001676     Document Type: Article

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