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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795959003321

Autore

Kros John F

Titolo

Health care operations and supply chain management [[electronic resource] ] : operations, planning, and control / / John F. Kros, Evelyn C. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint, 2013

ISBN

1-118-41884-0

1-283-91745-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxxii, 542 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownEvelyn C. <1966->

Disciplina

362.1068

Soggetti

Health facilities - Business management

Health services administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--