Performance Improvement in Hospitals and Health Systems - 9781138296411

Taylor & Francis

Performance Improvement in Hospitals and Health SystemsManaging Analytics and Quality in Healthcare, 2nd Edition\nAuthor(s): James Langabeer II\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781138296411, 978-1138296411\nSynopsis\nHealthcare Organizations offer significant opportunities for change and improvement in their overall performance. Hospitals and clinics are generally large, complex, and inefficient, and need serious development in process workflow and management systems, which will ultimately lead to better patient and financial outcomes. The National Academy of Medicine has stated that hospital systems are broken, and that they must begin by \"" improving hospital efficiency and patient flow, and using operational management methods and information technologies.\"" In fact, costs and quality are two of the important aspects of the \""triple aim\"" in healthcare.\n\nOne area that offers significant potential for improvemen.