Health Care Operations Management: A Quantitative Approach to Business and Logistics

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 362.11068 EAN: 9780763750510 ISBN: 0763750514 Label: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Manufacturer: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 456 Publication Date: 2007-08-13 Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers Studio: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
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Editorial Reviews: Healthcare operations management is the emerging discipline that integrates quantitative and qualitative aspects of management to determine the most efficient and optimal methods of supporting patient care delivery. Operations management helps hospitals and health systems understand and improve labor productivity, reduce waiting lines, shorten cycle times, and generally improve the patient s overall experience all of which helps to improve the organization s financial health. This text provides a well-rounded, comprehensive treaty on all aspects of operations management specific to the healthcare industry. It covers everything from hospital finances to project management, patient flows, performance management, process improvement, and supply chain management. It is written to balance theoretical and practical perspectives, by an author who has served both in senior-level management positions in large health systems, as well as extensive university research on the topic. This is an ideal text for university courses in healthcare management at all levels. It is also an excellent professional reference for healthcare administrators, clinical support managers, and supply chain professionals.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Highly recommended to anyone who's in charge of administrating a hospital Comment: Hospitals - a place for health care and healing. "Health Care Operations Management: A Quantitative Approach to Business and Logistics" however, recognizes that hospitals are organizations that employ hundreds of people that are trying to make ends meet - just like every other business out there. A complete and comprehensive guide that covers the business principals that hospitals should follow, and how to manage everything well so that the hospital can provide the best care possible in the most economic way possible. Enhanced with a glossary and indexes, "Health Care Operations Management: A Quantitative Approach to Business and Logistics" is highly recommended to anyone who's in charge of administrating a hospital and community library business shelves. More Reviews