Health Care Management / Process Improvement
Increasing costs and higher utilization of resources make the role of process improvement more
important than ever in the health care industry.
Management Engineering: A Guide to Best
Practices for Industrial Engineering in Health Care
provides an overview of the practice of
industrial engineering (management engineering) in health care.
Explaining how to maximize the unique skills of management engineers in a health care setting,
the book provides guidance on tried-and-true techniques that can be implemented easily in most
organizations. Filled with tools and documents to help readers communicate more effectively,
it includes many examples and case studies that illustrate the proper application of these tools
and techniques.
Containing the contributions of accomplished health care process engineers and process improve-
ment professionals, the book examines Lean, Six Sigma, and other process improvement meth-
odologies utilized by management engineers. Illustrating the various roles an industrial engineer
might take on in health care, it provides readers with the practical understanding required to make
the most of time-tested performance improvement tools.
Suitable for IE students and practicing industrial engineers considering a move into the health
care industry, or current health care industrial engineers wishing to expand their practice, the text
can be used as a reference to explore individual topics, as each of the chapters stands on its own.
Also, senior health care executives will nd that the book provides insights into how the practice
of management engineering can provide sustainable improvements in their organizations. To get a
good overview of how your organization can best benet from the efforts of industrial engineers,
this book is a must-read.
ISBN: 978-1-4665-7990-3
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Management
Engineering
A Guide to Best Practices for
Industrial Engineering in Health Care
Edited by
Dr. Jean Ann Larson,
FACHE, FHIMSS, DSHS
Management Engineering
Larson
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Management
E ngineering
A Guide to Best Practices for
Industrial Engineering in Health Care
Management
Engineering
A Guide to Best Practices for
Industrial Engineering in Health Care
Edited by
Dr. Jean Ann Larson,
FACHE, FHIMSS, DSHS
Management
Engineering
A Guide to Best Practices for
Industrial Engineering in Health Care
Edited by
Dr. Jean Ann Larson,
FACHE, FHIMSS, DSHS
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