Understanding and Managing the Complexity of Healthcare (Engineering Systems)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (596 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262027518 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Nicoleta Serban is Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Rouse is Humphreys Chair in Economics of Engineering in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, and Professor Emeritus of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Inst
Breakthroughs in medical science, innovations in medical technologies, and improvements in clinical practices occur today at an increasingly rapid rate. They employ this approach, for example, in their discussions of affordability, a prevention and wellness program, chronic disease management, and primary care accessibility for children in the Medicaid program. They also consider possible benefits from a range of technologies, including electronic health records and telemedicine; data mining as an alternative to randomized trials; conceptual and analytical methodologies that address the complexity of the healthcare system; and how these principles, models, and methods can enable transformational change.. Yet because of a fragmented healthcare delivery system, many Americans are unable to benefit from these developments. Approaching the topic from the perspectives of engineering and statistics, they argue that understanding healthcare delivery as a complex adaptive system will help us design a system that is more efficient, effective, and equitable.The authors use multilevel simulation models as a quantitative tool for evaluating alternate ways of organizing healthcare delivery
This book is full of ideas, concepts, and examples of how system thinking can be used to improve healthcare delivery and health. They demonstrate how a systems approach and an array of analytic methods can illuminate problems ranging from increasing equity to managing chronic disease. (Denis A. (Paul F. Their descriptions will help people in the field to see it afresh, offering avenues for advocacy and action to conduct experiments in improving the complex adaptive system that characterizes healthcare delivery. They are not so naive as to think that they will present solutions to all problems, but their analyses are thoughtful and rigorous. It will quic
"the complex system of healthcare explained with great clarity" according to Ashish Agarwal. The United States healthcare system comprises around 18% of the total economy. Health is one of society's greatest concerns, but ample evidence suggests that it need not cost quite so much. We are constantly bombarded with stories about the inefficiencies of healthcare with seemingly everyone at fault. Less frequently, soluti