Analytics and Decision Support in Health Care Operations Management, 3rd Edition

Quantitative Methods in Health Care Management, Third Edition, explains and demonstrates quantitative methods and techniques to the student or new professional administrator. Featuring all Excel-based examples and techniques, the book includes a comprehensive set of methods spanning tactical, operational, and strategic decision-making and analysis for health care managers and administrators. Content new to this edition includes new and expanded content on geographic information systems, multiple regression, facilities management, lean management and six-sigma, roster management, surgical suite scheduling, physician productivity, linear programming, forecasting, quality monitoring and benchmarking, explanation of the free "Open Project" software package, and patient flow. A new section in each chapter, “Data Sources for Analytics”, shows students where to seek the data under different hospital information systems in use in the country. In addition, each chapter will have a Case Study, accompanied by exercises.