Lean and Six Sigma in acute care: a systematic review of reviews.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of literature reviews, summarizing how Lean and Six Sigma management techniques have been implemented in acute care settings to date, and assessing their impact. To aid decision makers who wish to use these techniques by identifyin...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance (09526862) Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 192 - 209 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2016
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