Fall prevention for inpatient oncology using lean and rapid improvement event techniques

Health Environments Research and Design Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-101

  Wolf, Laurie ^a   Costantinou, Eileen ^a   Limbaugh, Cathie ^a   Rensing, Kathy ^a   Gabbart, Phyllis ^a   Matt, Pat ^b  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BJC Center for Clinical Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Falls; Hospital; Human factors; Organizational transformation; Patients

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893554600     PISSN: 19375867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193758671300700108     Document Type: Article

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