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Focused Operations Management for Health Services Organizations 1st Edition
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- ISBN-10078798454X
- ISBN-13978-0787984540
- Edition1st
- PublisherJossey-Bass
- Publication dateMay 18, 2006
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6 x 0.96 x 9 inches
- Print length384 pages
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—Eugene Litvak, professor of health and operations management, School of Management, and director, Program for Managing Variability in Health Care Delivery, Health Policy Institute, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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The authors have extensive experience in successfully applying these tools and methods to many organizations worldwide. Focused Operations Management for Health Services Organizations is filled with proven methods, including the theory of constraints, that can yield fast improvements in systems such as operating rooms and emergency departments. In addition, the book shows how simple tools like the focusing table, the focusing matrix, the complete kit concept, and Pareto analysis can increase throughput, reduce response time, and create value in health care organizations.
"There is a huge gap between knowledge of operations management in other industries and health care. This book, long overdue, closes the gap. It has a unique blend of the necessary theory and many practical tools. I have no doubt that it will soon be on the desks of many professors, students, clinicians, and hospital managers."
Eugene Litvak, professor of health and operations management, School of Management, and director, Program for Managing Variability in Health Care Delivery, Health Policy Institute, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
About the Author
Joseph S. Pliskin, Ph.D., is the Sidney Liswood Professor of Health Care Management, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, and Department of Health Systems Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. He is also adjunct professor of health policy and management at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Shimeon Pass, M.Sc., M.B.A., is an expert in applying the philosophy and tools of the focused management methodology and theory of constraints in health care, high technology, industrial, service, retail, and nonprofit organizations.
Product details
- Publisher : Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (May 18, 2006)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 384 pages
- ISBN-10 : 078798454X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0787984540
- Item Weight : 1.04 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.96 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,160,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #430 in Health Policy (Books)
- #1,701 in Hospital Administration (Books)
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LEAN works but takes much more training and takes much more time.
By observing the process and identifying bottlenecks, great gains can be made rapidly.
It is easy to read and understand.
I highly recommend this book without reservation.
The management by constraint paradigm is clear path to to really make a change in organizations. It is direct blunt and to the point book which I carry with me everywhere I go.