Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Management engineering : a guide to best practices for industrial engineering in health care / edited by Dr. Jean Ann Larson, FACHE, FHIMSS, DSHS.

Contributor(s): Larson, Jean Ann [editor of compilation.].
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]Copyright date: ♭2014General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 1 online resource : text file, PDF.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781466579910 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Health services administration -- United States | Industrial engineering -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 362.1068 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Section 1. Introduction -- section 2. How do management engineers function? -- section 3. What do management engineers do? -- section 4. Decision-making support -- section 5. Fundamental tools and methods of the management engineer -- section 6. Addressing current challenges -- section 7. Looking to the future.
Summary: "The healthcare industry continues to offer process engineers ample opportunities to streamline processes. Increasing costs along with higher utilization of resources make the role of process improvement even more important. This book provides an overview of the unique and invaluable roles that process improvement specialists play in healthcare organizations. It describes, through the use of case studies, tried and true techniques. It also provides practical examples of the application of those techniques. The books explains how best to utilize the unique skills of management engineers in a healthcare setting"--Provided by publisher.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Introduction -- section 2. How do management engineers function? -- section 3. What do management engineers do? -- section 4. Decision-making support -- section 5. Fundamental tools and methods of the management engineer -- section 6. Addressing current challenges -- section 7. Looking to the future.

"The healthcare industry continues to offer process engineers ample opportunities to streamline processes. Increasing costs along with higher utilization of resources make the role of process improvement even more important. This book provides an overview of the unique and invaluable roles that process improvement specialists play in healthcare organizations. It describes, through the use of case studies, tried and true techniques. It also provides practical examples of the application of those techniques. The books explains how best to utilize the unique skills of management engineers in a healthcare setting"--Provided by publisher.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha