Health Care Operations Management: A Systems Perspective

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, Jan 30, 2015 - Law - 500 pages
Health Care Operations Management: A Systems Perspective, Second Edition provides comprehensive and practical coverage of 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. 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. The Second Edition has been thoroughly updated with the most recent data, statistics, and references. It also offers expanded coverage of quality, financial, and systems management, as well as a new chapter entitled “Operational Metrics in Health Care Organization”.
 

Contents

PART I Operations Systems and Financial Management
1
PART II Quality and Productivity Management
73
PART III Supply Chain Management
239
PART IV Summary
389
Appendix A Major Teaching Hospitals
423
Appendix B Answers to Selected Chapter Exercise Problems
441
Glossary of Terms
445
Index
481
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Assistant Professor Health Care Management, College of Professional Studies, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado

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