Health care operations and supply chain management
Kros, John F.
Health care operations and supply chain management operations, planning, and control / [electronic resource] : John F. Kros, Evelyn C. Brown. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint, 2013. - xxxii, 542 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Strategy -- pt. II. Process design and analysis of health care operations -- pt. III. Managing health care operations quality -- pt. IV. Planning and controlling health care operations.
"This resource provides students with a thorough foundation in operations management, supply chain management, and the strategic implementation of programs, techniques, and tools for reducing costs and improving quality in health care organizations. It incorporates the features and functions of Microsoft Excel where appropriate in its coverage of supply chain strategy, process design and analysis of health care operations, managing health care operations quality, and planning and controlling health care operations. The book illustrates leading edge concepts and techniques such as six-sigma and lean logistics, and shows how operations and process improvement relate to contemporary health care trends such as evidence-based medicine and pay-for-performance"--
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Health facilities--Business management.
Health services administration.
Electronic books.
RA971.3 / .K767 2013eb
362.1068
Health care operations and supply chain management operations, planning, and control / [electronic resource] : John F. Kros, Evelyn C. Brown. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint, 2013. - xxxii, 542 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Strategy -- pt. II. Process design and analysis of health care operations -- pt. III. Managing health care operations quality -- pt. IV. Planning and controlling health care operations.
"This resource provides students with a thorough foundation in operations management, supply chain management, and the strategic implementation of programs, techniques, and tools for reducing costs and improving quality in health care organizations. It incorporates the features and functions of Microsoft Excel where appropriate in its coverage of supply chain strategy, process design and analysis of health care operations, managing health care operations quality, and planning and controlling health care operations. The book illustrates leading edge concepts and techniques such as six-sigma and lean logistics, and shows how operations and process improvement relate to contemporary health care trends such as evidence-based medicine and pay-for-performance"--
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Health facilities--Business management.
Health services administration.
Electronic books.
RA971.3 / .K767 2013eb
362.1068