The six sigma book for healthcare : improving outcomes by reducing errors /

The six sigma book for healthcare : improving outcomes by reducing errors /

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Author / Creator:	Barry, Robert, 1938 December 29-
Imprint:	Chicago, IL : Health Administration Press, c2002.
Description:	xii, 236 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Medical errors -- Prevention. Six sigma (Quality control standard) Health facilities -- Risk management. Quality control. Health facilities -- Risk management. Medical errors -- Prevention. Quality control. Six sigma (Quality control standard)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4924201

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Other authors / contributors:	Murcko, Amy. Brubaker, Cliff.
ISBN:	156793191X (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index.

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Summary:	Consultant Barry; Amy C. Murcko, a manager and researcher at a Pennsylvania regional health care system; and Clifford E. Brubaker (health and rehabilitation sciences, U. of Pittsburgh) explains how to apply the Six Sigma management system, developed for high-technology manufacturing, to health care organizations. The target of the error- reducing effort is 3.4 errors per million error opportunities. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Physical Description:	xii, 236 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index.
ISBN:	156793191X