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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815035703321

Titolo

Investing in hospitals of the future [[electronic resource] /] / Bernd Rechel ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Copenhagen, : World Health Organization, c2009

ISBN

1-282-50177-1

9786612501777

92-890-4305-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Observatory Studies, 16 ; ; v.No. 16

Altri autori (Persone)

RechelBernd <1970->

Disciplina

362.11068/1

Soggetti

Hospitals - Finance

Capital investments

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About the authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Glossary; List of abbreviations; List of figures, tables and boxes; Part one:The changing context of capital investment; Chapter 1 Introduction: hospitals within a changing context; Chapter 2 New models of long-term care and implications for service redesign; Part two: Influencing capital investment; Chapter 3 Planning health care capacity: whose responsibility?; Chapter 4 Concept planning:getting capital investment right; Chapter 5 Capital investment and the health care workforce; Part three: Economic aspects of capital investment

Chapter 6 Market competition in European hospital care Chapter 7 Capital financing models, procurement strategies and decision-making; Chapter 8 Life-cycle economics: cost, functionality and adaptability; Chapter 9 Facility management of hospitals; Chapter 10 The economic and community impact of health capital investment; Part four: Design issues; Chapter 11 Translating hospital services into capital asset solutions; Chapter 12 Sustainable design for health; Part five: Conclusions; Chapter 13 Conclusions and critical success factors; Index