Driving Hospitals Towards Performance: Practical Managerial Guidance to Reach the

Hospitals are complex organizations that require effective management to achieve strategic objectives. This book provides practical guidance to hospital managers who are responsible for implementing organizational transformations. It emphasizes the importance of considering a wide range of managerial tools and dynamics, including departments, clinical wards, clinical pathways, and functional units. Managers must design organizational charts, distribute resources and responsibilities, set and monitor objectives, and assess the performance of units. They must also motivate staff and ensure the effective use of technology. However, the risk of overlooking one or more of these aspects is high, and managerial tools must be used in an integrated and coherent way as multiple components of a single managerial strategy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 09 March 2022
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc

Hospitals, akin to orchestras, are composed of numerous instruments that each play their unique notes, yet harmoniously contribute to a larger symphony. However, if even one instrument fails to perform its duties or if the orchestra director neglects to include one of them, the entire symphony will lack cohesion, resulting in an unsatisfactory performance. This book is specifically designed to provide valuable guidance to hospital managers who are tasked with implementing complex organizational transformations. In undertaking such endeavors, they must carefully consider a multitude of managerial tools and dynamics that cannot be overlooked. Neglecting to do so may have detrimental consequences on their long-term success in achieving strategic objectives. While hospitals may not possess the traditional instruments of violins, drums, and trumpets, they do comprise various departments, clinical wards, clinical pathways, and functional units. Moreover, the professionals working within these institutions must undertake diverse activities, including providing patient assistance, reporting their actions, facilitating communication, and increasingly assuming management responsibilities. It is important to note that the responsibility for these aspects extends beyond physicians alone. Nurses and other clinical and non-clinical professionals also share in the co-responsibility, facing frequent changes in the volume and nature of their tasks. In this intricate context, hospital managers must develop organizational charts and effectively implement them by allocating resources and responsibilities, establishing and tracking objectives, and evaluating the performance of units. They must also inspire and motivate their staff while ensuring the efficient utilization of technology. While healthcare management is a subject of widespread study globally, it is uncommon to encounter contributions that offer a comprehensive and holistic perspective. While each aspect and item of hospital management holds significance in attaining organizational success, there is a risk of overlooking one or more critical elements.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781685072254