Restructuring Health Care: The Patient-Focused Paradigm

by Inc. Booz*Allen Health Care and J. Philip Lathrop

Book Overview

A Patient-Focused Paradigm Brilliant and timely, thoughtful and practical. Regradless of the final shape of health care reform in the U.S., the patient-focused idea can and must be implemented. Bravo --Tom Peters, coauthor of In Search of Excellence and author of Liberation Management This in-depth book offers advice on how health care operations can shift from hierarchical organization structures to patient-focused approaches. Uses a wealth of examples...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555425941
• ISBN13: 9781555425944
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book concerning process improvement

This is an excellent book concerning process improvement within the Health Care industry. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone interested in enhancing hospital operations. The author's approach to analysis provides a clear understanding of the components that must be integrated within a hospital. The book presents the concept of "value add" with clarity.

A powerhouse on health care reform.

A page turner on how to re-engineer the health are system made simple and practical for every health care manager, physician, and student. Using simple systems theory and scrupulous logic, Lathrop achieves a practical and encompassing guide to achieving patient-focused reformation of the U.S. health care system.

A powerhouse on health care reform.

A page turner on how to re-engineer the health care system made simple and practical for every health care manager, physician, and student. Using simple systems theory and scrupulous logic, Lathrop achieves a practical and encompassing guide to achieving patient-focused reformation of the U.S. health care system