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Quality control circles in the Veterans Administration hospital.
Full Abstract
In response to residents' reports of inefficiencies in the Veterans Administration (VA) system, a temporary task force of quality control circles was implemented at a VA hospital. A total of 25 internal medicine residents, on rotation at the VA, were subdivided into four groups. Each group was presented with a different problem, given the components and constraints of the problem, and asked to identify possible solutions. Program results were submitted to the hospital administration. Efforts are now being made to improve the working environment for medical residents.
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Author information
Author/s: Canel, Cem (C); Kadipasaoglu, Sukran (S);
Affiliation: Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, Cameron School of Business, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: International journal of health care quality assurance incorporating Leadership in health services (Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-; vol 15 (issue 6-7) : pp 238-48
Dates: Created 2002/12/25; Completed 2003/01/10; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12500649, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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