Healthcare operations management - McLaughlin, Daniel B. (Health Administration Press, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references and index
The challenge and the opportunity -- History of performance improvement -- Evidence-based medicine and pay-for-performance -- Strategy and the balanced scorecard -- Project management -- Tools for problem solving and decision making -- Using data and statistical tools for operations improvement -- Quality management: focus on six sigma -- The lean enterprise -- Simulation -- Process improvement and patient flow -- Scheduling and capacity management -- Supply chain management -- Holding the gains