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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Improving healthcare quality and cost with six sigma / Brett E. Trusko ... [et al.].
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-174171-3 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-13-174171-3 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Medical care—Quality control—United States—Statistical
methods. 2. Medical care—United States—Cost control—Statistical methods. 3. Medical care—United States—Cost
effectiveness. I. Trusko, Brett E.
[DNLM: 1. Delivery of Health Care—organization & administration. 2. Quality Assurance, Health Care—methods.
3. Cost Control—methods. 4. Efficiency, Organizational. 5. Quality Control. W 84.1 I345 2007]
RA399.A3I47 2007
362.1068’1—dc22
2006036533