A Healthcare Solution

This book broadly adopts a resource management lens, viewing the healthcare sector from the perspective of information, material, and financial flows, to underlying problems with the delivery system. The book identifies the root causes of the problems plaguing healthcare systems and provides a thorough, simple, understandable, and high-impact set of solutions. The proposed solutions involve changes in patient behavior, how health insurance is provided, physician responsibility, hospital management, and the actions and roles of other groups that provide services to or interact with the healthcare system.

Mark A. Vonderembse, David D. Dobrzykowski

Healthcare: Where Do We Stand? Making Healthcare Work: Understanding Root Causes. A Patient-Centered, Resource Management Approach: Balancing Demand and Supply. Making Healthcare Work: A Comprehensive and Integrated Solution. Implementing Patient Care. Emphasizing Wellness and Personal Responsibility. Rethinking and Redesigning Health Insurance. Viewing Healthcare Trade-offs Positively. Improving Healthcare Strategy and Management. Accelerating the Use of Information Technology. Making Drug Costs Affordable and Fair. Reducing the Incidence of Malpractice and Reforming the Legal System. Rebuilding the Provider Networks. Final Words.