Applying lean principles to continuous renal replacement therapy processes

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 218-223

  Benfield, C Brett ^a   Brummond, Philip ^b   Lucarotti, Andrew ^c,d   Villarreal, Maria ^e   Goodwin, Adam ^e   Wonnacott, Rob ^e   Talley, Cheryl ^e   Heung, Michael ^e  

^a Fairview Pharmacy Services LLC   (United States)

^b FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UMH   (United States)

^d UMCP   (United States)

^e Children's Hospital of Michigan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; COST CONTROL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; NURSE; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKFLOW; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST SAVINGS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; NURSES; PHARMACISTS' AIDES; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84921796239     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp140257     Document Type: Article

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