The problem with plan-do-study-act cycles

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 147-152

  Reed, Julie E ^a   Card, Alan J ^b,c  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c Evidence Based Health Solutions LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PLAN DO STUDY ACT METHOD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TURNOVER TIME; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84959163969     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005076     Document Type: Article

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