| Description |
xix, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The economic challenge : approaching chaos -- The economic imperative : efficiency (cost) -- The clinical imperative : effectiveness (quality) -- The common denominator : information technology -- Becoming efficient and effective : case studies -- Performance improvement methodologies to organize and manage change -- Organizational success factors for efficiency and effectiveness -- Resolving the paradox : foundations for successful system reform |
| Summary |
"Most hospitals, health systems, and other provider organizations in the U.S. are facing real financial peril. Mounting receivables from high-deductible health plans, financially challenged consumers, continuing cuts in Medicare, and a precarious economic environment suggest that real health care revenue has peaked. With operating costs increasing and critical investments in infrastructure - both physical and virtual - not being made, health care providers must find new ways to survive." "In their groundbreaking collaboration, Paradox and Imperatives in Health Care, award-winning authors Jeffrey C. Bauer and Mark Hagland explain why providers must draw upon internal resources to increase net revenue and provide the quality of care that payers and consumers are demanding. Through numerous case studies, the authors show how pioneering health care organizations are using performance improvement tools - including lean management, Six-Sigma, and the Toyota Production System - to produce excellent services as inexpensively as possible."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Jeffrey C. Bauer is director of the health care futures practice for ACS |
| Subject |
Health services administration -- Economic aspects.
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Organizational effectiveness.
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Organizational change.
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Health care reform.
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Medical care -- Cost effectiveness.
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Medical care -- Quality control.
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Efficiency, Organizational.
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Hospital Administration -- economics.
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Health Care Reform.
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Information Management.
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Organizational Innovation -- economics.
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| Author |
Hagland, Mark.
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| LC no. |
2007039182 |
| ISBN |
9781563273797 (alk. paper) |
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