Using industrial processes to improve patient care
Using industrial processes to improve patient care
Might industrial processes improve quality, reduce waiting times, and enhance the working environment?
Radical thinking about the design of industrial processes over the last century has greatly improved the quality and efficiency of manufacturing and services. Similar methods to deliver higher quality health care at lower cost would be extremely valuable. In health care, however, we must also consider how patients feel about the processes and the extent to which they are able to exercise meaningful, informed choice.
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Young, Terry
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Brailsford, Sally
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Harper, Paul
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2004
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Harper, Paul
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Klein, Jonathan H.
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Young, Terry, Brailsford, Sally, Connell, Con, Davies, Ruth, Harper, Paul and Klein, Jonathan H.
(2004)
Using industrial processes to improve patient care.
BMJ, 328 (7432), .
(doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7432.162).
Abstract
Might industrial processes improve quality, reduce waiting times, and enhance the working environment?
Radical thinking about the design of industrial processes over the last century has greatly improved the quality and efficiency of manufacturing and services. Similar methods to deliver higher quality health care at lower cost would be extremely valuable. In health care, however, we must also consider how patients feel about the processes and the extent to which they are able to exercise meaningful, informed choice.
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