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Affordable Care Act

Complete List of Affordable Care Act eBooks

The Affordable Care Act as a National Experiment : Health Policy Innovations and Lessons by Harry P. Selker
Publication Date: 2013
This book examines the landmark 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) from the perspective that health policy innovation is translational research directed at improving health.
Reinventing American Health Care by Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Publication Date: 2014-03-04

Healthcare Systems

Complete List of Healthcare Systems eBooks

Evaluating the Organizational Impact of Healthcare Information Systems by James G. Anderson
Publication Date: 2006
Introduction to various survey and evaluation methods involving IT systems in the healthcare setting.
Handbook of Healthcare Delivery Systems by Yuehwern Yih
Publication Date: 2011
Using a system engineering perspective, Handbook of Healthcare Delivery Systems offers theoretical foundations, methodologies, and case studies in each main sector of the system.
Health Care Systems Engineering for Scientists and Practitioners by Andrea Matta
Publication Date: 2016
In this volume, scientists and practitioners write about new methods and technologies for improving the operation of health care organizations.
Healthcare Information Management Systems by Charlotte A. Weaver
Publication Date: 2015
Healthcare Information Management Systems, 4th edition, is a comprehensive volume addressing the technical, organizational and management issues confronted by healthcare professionals in the selection, implementation and management of healthcare information systems.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Care Systems Engineering by Andrea Matta
Publication Date: 2013
The International Conference on Health Care Systems Engineering (HCSE) provided a timely opportunity to discuss statistical analysis and operations management issues in health care delivery systems.
Systems Analysis Tools for Better Health Care Delivery by Panos M. Pardalos
Publication Date: 2013
This book presents some recent systems engineering and mathematical tools for health care along with their real-world applications by health care practitioners and engineers.
Trends in EU Health Care Systems by Win de Gooijer
Publication Date: 2007
This is critical reading for health care managers and policymakers, politicians and insurors - anyone looking to Europe to understand this far-reaching evolution.

Lean Healthcare

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Complete List of Six Sigma & Healthcare eBooks

Accelerating Health Care Transformation with Lean and Innovation by Paul E. Plsek
Publication Date: 2013
Explaining how to use the voices and experiences of patients and their families to drive improvement and innovation in new directions, the book supplies a clear understanding of how Lean can help you achieve your goals in today's increasingly demanding marketplace.
Executing Lean Improvements : A Practical Guide with Real-world Healthcare Case Studies by Dennis R. Delisle
Publication Date: 2015
Improving Healthcare Quality and Cost with Six Sigma by Praveen Gupta
Publication Date: 2007
In this hands-on, start-to-finish guidebook, four leading experts introduce Six Sigma from the unique standpoint of the healthcare professional, showing exactly how to implement it in real-world environments.
Lean Sigma : Rebuilding Capability in Heathcare by Ian Wedgwood
Publication Date: 2015
Focusing on care providers' unique challenges, Wedgwood offers a practical roadmap for making Lean or Six Sigma work. He demonstrates it through real case studies, illuminating key facets of change that are too often ignored.
Lean Six Sigma Case Studies in the Healthcare Enterprise by Sandra L. Futerer
Publication Date: 2013
This book provides a detailed description of how to apply Lean Six Sigma in the health care industry, with a special emphasis on process improvement and operations management in hospitals.
Lean Thinking for Healthcare by Nilmini Wickramasinghe
Publication Date: 2013
Lean Principles for Healthcare presents a conceptual framework, management principles, and practical tools for professionals tasked with designing and implementing modern, streamlined healthcare systems or overhauling faulty ones.
Utilizing the 3Ms of Process Improvement in Healthcare : A Roadmap to High Reliabiliy Using Lean, Six Sigma, and Change Leadership by Richard Morrow
Publication Date: 2012
Utilizing the 3Ms of Process Improvement in Healthcare supplies step-by-step guidance on how to use the 3Ms of change leadership to improve healthcare processes. Complete with forms, templates, and healthcare case studies, it illustrates the proper application of the 3Ms.