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Implementing a value improvement process.

R Coombs
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At Foothills Hospital in summer 1984, physicians, nurses and administrators began working toward a new interdisciplinary partnership and more effective management of resources through a hospital-wide initiative--the Value Improvement Program (VIP). The program has been enormously successful. VIP has helped to streamline procedures, promote teamwork and reduce costs, while simultaneously improving patient care.

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R Coombs. 1988. Implementing a value improvement process.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0840-4704(10)61396-8

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