Quantitative Methods In Health Care Management: Techniques And Applications

By Yasar A. Ozcan

Book Overview

Thoroughly revised and updated for Excel(R), this secondedition of Quantitative Methods in Health Care Management offers acomprehensive introduction to quantitative methods and techniquesfor the student or new administrator. Its broad range of practicalmethods and analysis spans operational, tactical, and strategicdecisions. Users will find techniques for forecasting, decision-making, facility location, facility layout, reengineering, staffing, scheduling, productivity, resource allocation, supplychain and inventory management, quality control, projectmanagement, queuing models for capacity, and simulation. The book'sstep-by-step approach, use of Excel, and downloadable Exceltemplates make the text highly practical. Praise for the Second Edition "The second edition of Dr. Ozcan's textbook is comprehensive andwell-written with useful illustrative examples that give studentsand health care professionals a perfect toolkit for quantitativedecision making in health care on the road for the twenty-firstcentury. The text helps to explain the complex health caremanagement problems and offer support for decision makers in thisfield." --Marion Rauner, associate professor, School of Business, Economics, and Statistics, University of Vienna. "Quantitative Methods in Health Care Administration, SecondEdition covers a broad set of necessary and important topics. It isa valuable text that is easy to teach and learn from." --David Belson, professor, Department of IndustrialEngineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of SouthernCalifornia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470434627
• ISBN13: 9780470434628
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.1"