Langabeer, James R. <br/><br/>
Health care operations management: a systems perspective 

 - 3rd 
 - Burlington  Jones and Bartlett Learning  2021 
 - x, 306 p. 
<br/><br/>Part  I  An Overview to Health Care Operations<br/>Chapter  1  Operations Management and Decision Making<br/>Chapter  2  Hospitals and the Health Care Industry<br/>Chapter  3  Operational Finance<br/>Chapter  4  Health Plan Operations<br/>Part  II  Methods for Improving Operations<br/>Chapter  5  Operational Planning and Analysis<br/>Chapter  6  Quality and Process Management<br/>Chapter  7  Six Sigma and Lean Management<br/>Chapter  8  Forecasting and Decision Tools<br/>Chapter  9  Productivity and Performance Management<br/>Chapter  10  Project Management<br/>Part  III  Analytical Tools and Technology<br/>Chapter  11  Operational Metrics in Health Care Organizations<br/>Chapter  12  Statistical Applications in Operations Management<br/>Chapter  13  Using Information Technology in Operations Management<br/>Chapter  14  Operations Analysis and Benchmarking<br/>Part  IV  Health Care Supply Chain<br/>Chapter  15  Supply Chain Management<br/>Chapter  16  Purchasing and Materials Management<br/>Chapter  17  Financial Management of Inventory<br/>Chapter  18  Operations Management in the Pharmacy<br/>Appendix  A  Answers to Selected Chapter Exercise Problems 
<br/><br/> Operations management is increasingly a critical skill needed in today’s health care leader.  Managing your organization’s complex interdisciplinary processes, labor and asset productivity, and operational performance involves quantitative and qualitative skills.  Covering a range of topics from quality management to data analyses, Health Care Operations Management:  A Systems Approach clearly explains the important concepts and skills necessary to lead a modern health care organization.<br/><br/>Logically organized in four parts, Health Care Operations Management:  A Systems Approach looks at operations, systems and financial management; methods for improving operations; analytical tools and technology; and health care supply chain.  Thoroughly revised, the new Third Edition offers new content on health plan operations, use of information technology in operations management, and analytics – topics often overlooked in most health care operational management texts.   
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781284194142 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Health facilities--Business management<br/>Health services administration<br/>Business logistics<br/>Hospitals--Administration
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.11068  / LAN