Corporate Information Strategy and Management or Measuring Health Care

Corporate Information Strategy and Management: The Challenges of Managing in a Network Economy (Paperback Version)

Author: Lynda M Applegat

Corporate Information Strategy and Management: The Challenges of Managing in the Internet Age, 6/E is written for students and managers who desire an overview of contemporary information systems technology (IT) management. It explains the relevant issues of effective management of information services activities and highlights the areas of greatest potential application of the technology. No assumptions are made concerning the reader's experience with IT, but it is assumed that the reader has some course work or work experience in administration or management. It is a paperback derivative product that contains the same text portion found in Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases, 6/e, but without the Harvard cases.

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Measuring Health Care: Using Quality Data for Operational, Financial, and Clinical Improvement

Author: Yosef Dlugacz PhD

This invaluable guide shows students and professionals how measurements and data can be used to balance quality services and financial viability and how measures can help to evaluate and improve organizational, clinical, and financial processes. The book explains the various performance measurement methods used in health care and shows their practical impact on clinical patient outcomes.

Table of Contents:

1	Overview : what measures measure	1
2	Fundamentals of data	14
3	Using data to improve organizational processes	41
4	What to measure - and why	65
5	Promoting accountability through measurements	94
6	The rationale for external drivers of quality	115
7	Integrating data for operational success	135
8	Internal drivers of quality	157
9	Using data for performance improvement	176