Redesigning an inpatient pediatric service using Lean to improve throughput efficiency

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 220-227

  Beck, Michael J ^a   Gosik, Kirk ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING (AREA); ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84926375449     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2300     Document Type: Article

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