Essays about: "cost and quality hospital management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words cost and quality hospital management.

  1. 1. Improving management of patient flow at Radiology Department using Simulation Models

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Kingsly Anand Agasteen Anantharaj; [2021]
    Keywords : Production planning; Capacity planning; Bottleneck; Patient flow; Demand forecast; Produktionsplanering; Kapacitetsplanering; Flaskhals; Patientflöde; Efterfrågan;

    Abstract : The Swedish healthcare system is considered to have good healthcare productivity and efficiency with moderate cost but seems to have some future challenges. Sweden is moving towards the aging population as it requires development in medical care techniques and technologies to provide care to elderly patients. READ MORE

  3. 2. Technology and Logistics in Health Care Services : A Case Study of Länssjukhuset Ryhov

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

    Author : Biljana Tolic; Amanda Hanaeus; [2015]
    Keywords : Logistics; Lean Health Care; Bed Management; Process Activity Mapping; Swedish Hospitals;

    Abstract : Background: Swedish hospitals face intensified challenges due to elevated demands from patients, demographic changes and cost constraints. Furthermore, patient safety is negatively affected by the relatively high rate of health care associated infections (HAIs). READ MORE

  4. 3. Production control in hospital departments : Improving coordination through better optimization of IT-support tools at Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, a Case Study at the Pediatric Oncology department

    University essay from KTH/Industriell Management

    Author : ALEXANDER MARKLUND; Robert Eriksson; [2014]
    Keywords : Production; Production control; healthcare; hospital departments; Lean; IT; IT-support tools;

    Abstract : A challenge for healthcare organizations is that operational efficiency suffers from variation in production. This is because variation in healthcare is hard to predict and the methods and IT-support tools for handling variation are suboptimal. READ MORE

  5. 4. Patient Safety Regarding Medical Devices at ICUs in Bangladesh

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)

    Author : Tonima Afroze; Mia Isaksson Palmqvist; [2013]
    Keywords : patient safety; Bangladesh; intensive care units; ICUs; private hospitals; public hospitals; medical devices;

    Abstract : Accidents related to medical devices are a worldwide problem and result in many deaths each year. It affects patients, relatives, health care workers and society. Due to the complexity of intensive care units (ICUs), such accidents lead to particularly serious consequences. READ MORE

  6. 5. Balancing Conflicting Interests -A Case Study of the Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Philip Gelin; Oskar Ivarsson; [2011-06-30]
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    Abstract : Problem background: The Swedish health care system is experiencing increases in demand at the same time as funds and resources remains at a static level. Consequently, efficiency has become a vital part of hospital management and aims at maintaining the same level of quality and accessibility of healthcare services while minimising the use of resources. READ MORE