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Raising standards in American health care : best people, best practices, best results
- Title
- Raising standards in American health care : best people, best practices, best results / V. Clayton Sherman.
- Author
- Sherman, V. Clayton
- Publication
- San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-bass, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | RA395.A3 S483 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxiv, 322 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Raising Standards in American Health Care translates proven Fortune 500 business strategies into pathways toward operational excellence for health care organizations. The book offers a review of the important lessons learned from corporate business giants - who have forged their paths to performance excellence by mastering the art of strategic standardization.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Pt. 1. The Need to Move to Higher Ground. 1. The Rebirth of Health Care Management. 2. The Strategy-Standards Equation -- Pt. 2. Redefining American Health Care Standards. 3. Winning with Strategic Standardization. 4. Existing Standards Are Not Enough -- Pt. 3. Commonsense Solutions for Uncommon Performance. 5. Moving to McDonaldland. 6. Creating a New American Hospital. 7. Competing on Knowledge. 8. First Feed the Troops. 9. Best Practices Make Perfect -- Pt. 4. Change Managing the Standardization Process. 10. Defeating the Limits of Change. 11. Transforming Health Care Organizations. App. A. MANSYS Management System -- App. B. Web Sites Related to Standardization.
- ISBN
- 0787946214 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 98053278
- OCLC
- 501487289
- ocn501487289
- SCSB-4787023
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries