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  • JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association

Medicine's Continuous Improvement Imperative

By: Robert S. Huckman and Ananth Raman
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Abstract

Maintaining quality and spurring innovation have long been central objectives of the US health care system. Like other health care professionals, physicians are challenged to minimize the likelihood of errors that could harm patients while simultaneously making efforts to understand the causes of illnesses and develop better ways to prevent, treat, and cure them.

Keywords

Medicine; Continuous Improvement; Toyota Production System; Alcoa; Health Care And Treatment; Performance Improvement; Health Industry

Citation

Huckman, Robert S., and Ananth Raman. "Medicine's Continuous Improvement Imperative." JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association 313, no. 18 (May 12, 2015): 1811–1812.
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Robert S. Huckman

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Ananth Raman

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