Healthcare Operations Management, 4th Edition

Today's challenging healthcare landscape--with its complex web of reimbursement systems, workforce challenges, and governmental regulations--requires a platform for addressing issues and trends. Savvy healthcare managers know how to integrate and deploy strategies to produce significant operational improvements and increase effectiveness throughout an entire healthcare enterprise.Healthcare Operations Management explores the core principles of effective organizational operations and explains how they can be used to tackle healthcare-specific challenges, such as gaps in quality of care. Through an integrated approach, the authors provide a basic understanding of operations management and share strategies for applying advanced process improvement programs, tools, and techniques in healthcare. This revised edition delves extensively into the role of technology in healthcare operations improvement, exploring the use and impact of digital approaches to care delivery and finance with an emphasis on big data and advanced analytics. Other new or updated topics include:* Waste reduction and cost management in the US healthcare system* Quality management factors contributing to improv Today's challenging healthcare landscape--with its complex web of reimbursement systems, workforce challenges, and governmental regulations--requires a platform for addressing issues and trends. Savvy healthcare managers know how to integrate and deploy strategies to produce significant operational improvements and increase effectiveness throughout an entire healthcare enterprise. Healthcare Operations Management explores the core principles of effective organizational operations and explains how they can be used to tackle healthcare-specific challenges, such as gaps in quality of care. Through an integrated approach, the authors provide a basic understanding of operations management and share strategies for applying advanced process improvement programs, tools, and techniques in healthcare. This revised edition delves extensively into the role of technology in healthcare operations improvement, exploring the use and impact of digital approaches to care delivery and finance with an emphasis on big data and advanced analytics. Other new or updated topics include: Waste reduction and cost management in the US healthcare systemQuality management factors contributing to improvement processesTools and techniques for successfully deploying LeanChanges that extend the supply chain beyond the walls of the hospital or clinic Most chapters begin with a vignette showcasing a real-world example related to the chapter's concepts and conclude with discussion questions. Integrating content featured throughout the book, the final chapter outlines a model for continuous healthcare operations improvement that introduces an algorithm for choosing and applying the book's methods and strategies. The US healthcare system is filled with opportunities for significant operational improvements that can affect the delivery of patient care. With the tools and techniques presented in this book, current and future healthcare managers will be equipped to implement these enhancements—and achieve operational excellence. Front Matter Brief Contents Detailed Contents Preface Part I: Introduction to Healthcare Operations Chapter 1: The Challange and the Opportunity Chapter 2: History of Performance Improvement Chapter 3: Evidence-Based Medicine and Value Purchasing Chapter 4: Use of Technology in Healthcare Delivery Part II: Setting Goals and Executing Strategy Chapter 5: Strategy and the Balanced Scorecard Chapter 6: Project Management Part III: Performance Improvement Tools, Techniques, and Programs Chapter 7: Tools for Problem Solving and Decision Making Chapter 8: Healthcare Analytics Chapter 9: Quality Improvement in Healthcare Chapter 10: Lean Healthcare Part IV: Applications to Contemporary Healthcare Operations Issues Chapter 11: Process Improvement and Patient Flow Chapter 12: Scheduling and Capacity Management Chapter 13: Supply Chain Management Chapter 14: Improving Financial Performance with Operations Management Part V: Putting it All Together for Operational Excellence Chapter 15: Emerging Trends in Healthcare Chapter 16: Holding the Gains Glossary Index About the Authors The challenge and the opportunity -- History of performance improvement -- Evidence-based medicine and value purchasing -- Use of technology in healthcare delivery -- Strategy and the balanced scorecard -- Project management -- Tools for problem solving and decision Making -- Healthcare analytics -- Quality improvement in healthcare -- Lean healthcare -- Process improvement and patient flow -- Scheduling and capacity management -- Supply chain management -- Improving financial performance with operations management -- Emerging trends in healthcare -- Holding the gains