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Approaching Inpatient Glycemic Control Using Six Sigma Methodology

DOI: 10.23958/ijirms/vol06-i04/1105ยท Pages: 288 - 291ยท Vol. 6, No. 04, (2021)ยท Published: April 10, 2021
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Abstract

Process variation affects almost all healthcare processes. Wide fluctuation of blood glucose values is very common in hospitalized patients and may impact the outcome of care in negative way. The purpose of this article is to illustrate how to study the process variation using Six Sigma approach and how to us it teaching healthcare quality.

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Healthcare Six Sigmaglycemic variability
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Rodhan Khthir, MD, CPHQ, CCD
Associate professor of medicine, University of North Dakota, USA. Endocrinologist at Sanford Health, Bismarck, ND, USA
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