All laws are modified by future legislatures, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will not be an exception. Healthcare organizations must be prepared to respond as the law evolves. Responding to Healthcare Reform clarifies the complexities of the ACA by explaining the underlying theories that shaped it, describing the act's impact on the role of the healthcare organization, and offering direction for strategy formulation. Written for healthcare executives, it focuses on the sections of the bill that are most pertinent to provider operations. Because the ACA creates an uncertain environment, this book is stocked with a variety of tools to help healthcare executives predict change and recalibrate strategies. You will benefit from: <ul>
<li>Practical analysis of key aspects of the bill and how they will impact providers</li> <li>Descriptions of 20 possible scenarios that can be used to test the viability of strategies under various conditions</li> <li>Access to a continuously updated companion website that includes sources for strategy implementation</li> </ul>

Responding to Healthcare Reform: A Strategy Guide for Healthcare Leaders (Ache Management)

McLaughlin, Daniel B.

Administrative Law

Health Administration Pr

This book focuses on operations management and the strategic implementation of programs, techniques, and tools for reducing costs and improving quality. It covers the basics of operations management and explains how operations and process improvement relate to contemporary healthcare trends such as evidence-based medicine and pay-for-performance. The book's practical approach includes real-world examples to illustrate concepts and explanations of software tools that solve operational problems. This second edition has been thoroughly revised to address current issues facing healthcare managers. Major revisions include extensive updates to the chapters on statistical tools, Six Sigma, and the Lean enterprise. The chapter on project management now includes information on agile, and the chapter on scheduling and capacity management has been substantially rewritten and expanded. A new chapter on improving financial performance with operations management has been added. Key Features: <ul>
<li>Emphasizes the importance of operations management in implementing the Affordable Care Act</li> <li>Aligns strategic and operational goals, including the use of project management tools and balanced-scorecard techniques to execute and monitor projects</li> <li>Thoroughly explores performance tools, techniques, and programs, including Six Sigma, the Lean enterprise, and simulation</li> <li>Applies process improvement tools to supply chain management, scheduling, and other healthcare issues</li> <li>Includes chapter overviews, a running glossary, discussion questions, and problems for each chapter</li>
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Healthcare Operations Management

Medical Books

Olson, John R.

Administration & Medicine Economics

Product Description 
Today's challenging healthcare landscape—with its complex web of reimbursement systems, workforce challenges, and governmental regulations—requires a platform for addressing issues and trends. Savvy healthcare managers know how to integrate and deploy strategies to produce significant operational improvements and increase effectiveness throughout an entire healthcare enterprise. 
Healthcare Operations Management explores the core principles of effective organizational operations and explains how they can be used to tackle healthcare-specific challenges, such as gaps in quality of care. Through an integrated approach, the authors provide a basic understanding of operations management and share strategies for applying advanced process improvement programs, tools, and techniques in healthcare. 
This revised edition delves extensively into the role of technology in healthcare operations improvement, exploring the use and impact of digital approaches to care delivery and finance with an emphasis on big data and advanced analytics. Other new or updated topics include:\nWaste reduction and cost management in the US healthcare system 
Quality management factors contributing to improvement processes 
Tools and techniques for successfully deploying Lean 
Changes that extend the supply chain beyond the walls of the hospital or clinic\nMost chapters begin with a vignette showcasing a real-world example related to the chapter’s concepts and conclude with discussion questions. Integrating content featured throughout the book, the final chapter outlines a model for continuous healthcare operations improvement that introduces an algorithm for choosing and applying the book’s methods and strategies. 
The US healthcare system is filled with opportunities for significant operational improvements that can affect the delivery of patient care. With the tools and techniques presented in this book, current and future healthcare managers will be equipped to implement these enhancements—and achieve operational excellence. 
 About the Author 
John R. Olson, PhD, is the research director for the Center of Innovation in the Business of Healthcare and program director for the business analytics program at the University of St. Thomas. He holds a doctorate in operations and supply chain management from the University of Nebraska and is a master black belt in Six Sigma and a Lean sensei. Over the past 10 years, he has consulted with several healthcare organizations to implement their continuous improvement programs, including Six Sigma and Lean initiatives. Dr. Olson has published many books and articles in leading operations management journals and has consulted with Fortune 500 companies as well as many firms in the public sector. 
Daniel B. McLaughlin is Senior Executive Fellow in the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is active in teaching, research, and speaking at the university, with a special emphasis on healthcare operations and policy. He previously served as administrator and CEO of Hennepin County Medical Center. He was the chair of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems and served on President Bill Clinton’s Task Force on Health Care Reform. McLaughlin helped establish and direct the National Institute of Health Policy at St. Thomas. He is the author of several books published by Health Administration Press, including Make It Happen: Effective Execution in Healthcare Leadership and The Guide to Healthcare Reform: Readings and Commentary. 
Luv Sharma, PhD, is an assistant professor of management science at the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business. He holds a doctoral degree and an MBA from The Ohio State University. His research interests focus on understanding how information systems and other operational capabilities help develop an efficient and patient-centric healthcare delivery system. He is also interested in knowledge

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