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Using quality improvement to manage the installation of capital equipment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10130454     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The traditional process for capital equipment installation in healthcare settings is often not managed to maximum effectiveness. Cost overruns from unplanned construction or from construction change orders are frequently caused by breakdowns in communications between architects, equipment vendors, building contractors, and managers of healthcare services. Through the use of a continuous quality improvement philosophy, it is possible to redefine the installation process and thereby enable the healthcare facility to streamline the costs of capital acquisition.
Authors:
W T Stockburger; J Soirez
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology management     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0198-7097     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiol Manage     Publication Date:  1993  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-01-14     Completed Date:  1994-01-14     Revised Date:  2000-12-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8001971     Medline TA:  Radiol Manage     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  35-43     Citation Subset:  H    
Affiliation:
Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiography / economics,  instrumentation
Capital Expenditures / standards*
Decision Making, Organizational
Diagnostic Imaging / economics,  instrumentation*
Facility Design and Construction / economics,  methods*
Louisiana
Multi-Institutional Systems / organization & administration
Planning Techniques
Research Design
Technology, High-Cost / standards
Total Quality Management / organization & administration*

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