| Performance Management in Healthcare: Improving Patient Outcomes, An Integrated Approach Contributor(s): Walburg, Jan (Editor), Bevan, Helen (Editor), Wilderspin, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415323975 ISBN-13: 9780415323970 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Performance management is a management philosophy which focuses sharply on the achievement of good and sustainable results. It starts with a strategic process that takes account of internal and external factors and works out clearly defined, measurable strategic objectives, which are then put into operation. Performance management in the healthcare sector aims to constantly improve the results of the best possible healthcare processes by making optimal use of tools. This text begins by addressing the organizational preconditions and provides a step-by-step approach for the realization of performance management in a healthcare organization. It then proceeds to discuss the relevance of performance management to disease management and the professional development of the discipline, and concludes with the topical debate on the publication of results and a set of case histories. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management - Medical | Hospital Administration & Care - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
| Dewey: 362.106 |
| LCCN: 2005003591 |
| Series: Routledge Health Management Series |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.22" W x 9.54" (1.13 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This important new text demonstrates a step-by-step approach to understanding and improving performance management in healthcare organizations. It discusses the relevance of performance management to disease management and the professional development of the discipline, debates topical issues inherent in healthcare performance management, and includes case histories to assist in improving healthcare processes by making optimal use of tools and theories. It also investigates the application of the principles of the learning organization, performance management, and the theory and practice of quality management. Factors considered include:
Combining case histories and examples with crucial theoretical framework, this book is invaluable reading for students of healthcare management, and all healthcare managers who strive to attain better care results. |
