APPLICATION OF SIX SIGMA METHODOLOGY TO REDUCE MEDICATION ERRORS IN THE OUTPATIENT PHARMACY UNIT: A CASE STUDY FROM THE KING FAHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, SAUDI ARABIA
Medication errors will affect the patient safety and quality of healthcare. The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of Six Sigma (DMAIC) methodology in reducing medication errors in the outpatient pharmacy of King Fahd Hospital of the University, Saudi Arabia. It was conducted through the fiv...
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| Language: | English |
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Center for Quality, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
2016-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Quality Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijqr.net/journal/v10-n2/3.pdf |