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Understanding and managing the complexity of healthcare /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rouse, William B. (Author), Serban, Nicoleta, 1975- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
Series:Engineering systems.
Subjects:
Medical care > United States > Quality control.
Medical care > United States > Simulation methods.
Health services administration > United States.
System analysis.
Medical care > United States > Cost control.
Health services accessibility > United States.
Health Services Accessibility > economics.
Delivery of Health Care > organization & administration.
Systems Integration.
United States.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Complexity of healthcare delivery
  • Healthcare costs and their causes
  • Effects of healthcare price controls
  • Prevention and wellness
  • Chronic disease management
  • Equity of care
  • Technologies for care
  • Data in healthcare
  • Methodologies for improvement
  • Facilitating change.