Using A3 thinking to improve the STAT medication process
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Using A3 thinking to improve the STAT medication process.
BACKGROUND Although the term STAT conveys a sense of urgency, it is sometimes used to circumvent a system that may be too slow to accomplish tasks in a timely manner. We describe a quality-improvement project undertaken by a US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital to improve the STAT medication process. METHODS We adapted A3 Thinking, a problem-solving process common in Lean organizat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1553-5592
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2222