Applying Lean Six Sigma to Reduce the Incidence of Unplanned Surgery Cancellation at a Large Comprehensive Tertiary Hospital in China.

Unplanned surgery cancellation (USC) was an important quality management issue in the course of medical care for surgical patients, which caused inappropriate use of hospital resources and had negative impacts on quality and safety. This study used Lean Six Sigma to reduce the incidence of USC. Foll...

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Published in:	Inquiry (00469580) Vol. 57; pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors:	Zhu, Ling-Feng, Qian, Wei-Yang, Zhou, Gang, Yang, Min, Lin, Jing-Jing, Jin, Jing-Ling, Dong, Shu-Jing, Zhu, Lin-Hong, Chen, Hai-Xiao
Format:	algorithm research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. 9/3/2020
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost