How to Reduce Head CT Orders in Children with Hydrocephalus Using the Lean Six Sigma Methodology: Experience at a Major Quaternary Care Academic Children's Center.
Aylin TekesEric M JacksonJ OgbornOu Stella LiangM BledsoeDaniel J DurandGeorge I JalloThierry A G M HuismanPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2016)
Our lean interventions in the pediatric hydrocephalus care pathway resulted in a significant reduction in head CT orders and increased use of ultrafast brain MR imaging.
Keyphrases
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