Lean and Six Sigma in acute care: a systematic review of reviews

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 192-208

  Deblois, Simon ^a   Lepanto, Luigi ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute care settings; Lean thinking; Literature review; Process efficiency; Quality management; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUEBEC; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUEBEC; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84960325194     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJHCQA-05-2014-0058     Document Type: Review

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