Health Care Operations Management: A Quantitative Approach to Business and Logistics - Hardcover

Langabeer II, James R.

 
9780763750510: Health Care Operations Management: A Quantitative Approach to Business and Logistics
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0763750514 ISBN 13: 9780763750510
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Hospitals are large and complex organizations, yet they function largely without sophistication and technology inherent in other large businesses. In a time when well over half of all hospitals report negative operating margins, driving down costs through logistics and the supply chain is one of the most important yet overlooked areas for cost improvements. Hospitals and other healthcare systems spend more time and money on their supply chain than on physicians and doctors salaries combined. This is one of the first books to focus on the core business support services typically called "logistics" in healthcare. These include: Hospital materials management and the clinical supply chain Laundry and linen management eCommerce and technology in hospital logistics Accounting for medical supplies and inventories Inventory management Healthcare vendor collaboration Demand and supply planning This is an ideal text for healthcare administrators and functional business managers responsible for purchasing, receiving, supplier management, business planning, accounting, and hospital administration as well as for students of hospital business services.

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Synopsis

In this text, Langabeer (management, U. of Texas School of Public Health at Houston), who has served as a senior-level manager at two academic medical centers, details the aspects of operations management for healthcare organizations, including hospitals, clinics, multiple-hospital systems, and other facilities with an integrated delivery network.

About the Author

JAMES R. LANGABEER II is the Vice President for Global Consulting with Eventus Logistics, a planning and forecasting solutions firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0763750514
ISBN 13 
9780763750510
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
438