How work context affects operating room processes: using data mining and computer simulation to analyze facility and process design.
The complexity of the operating room (OR) requires that both structural (eg, department layout) and behavioral (eg, staff interactions) patterns of work be considered when developing quality improvement strategies. In our study, we investigated how these contextual factors influence outpatient OR pr...
| Published in: | Quality Management in Health Care Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 305 - 315 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Oct-Dec2009
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |