Reducing patient waiting time in a pathology department using the Six Sigma methodology

Leadership in Health Services

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 253-267

  Gijo, E V ^a   Antony, Jiju ^b   Hernandez, Jose ^b   Scaria, Johny ^c  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Nirmala College   (India)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Hypothesis tests; Process improvement; Six Sigma methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886020348     PISSN: 17511879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/LHS-02-2012-0004     Document Type: Article

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