Search for dissertations about: "thesis in healthcare management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 329 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis in healthcare management.

  1. 1. Logistics management operationalised in a healthcare context : Understanding care chain effectiveness through logistics management theories and systems theory

    Author : Malin Wiger; Mats Abrahamsson; Mattias Elg; Fredrik Nilsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Logistics management; Supply chain management; Logistics system; Systems theory; Operationalisation; Care chain effectiveness; Healthcare; Health services sector;

    Abstract : Healthcare improvements is constantly relevant and an important topic. Healthcare is frequently being called upon to be more cost-efficient and still fulfil demands regarding waiting times, quality and availability. READ MORE

  2. 2. Non-communicable diseases and war injuries in Palestine : burden, incidence and management in the health system

    Author : Marwan Mosleh; Eija Viitasara; Heidi Carlerby; Koustuv Dalal; Yousef Aljeesh; Alexandra Krettek; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; burden; challenges; NCDs; DALY; Gaza Strip; healthcare; management; Palestine; war injuries;

    Abstract : Background: The epidemics of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and war-related injuries are a significant health concerns, and are rapidly emerging as major causes of mortality and disability globally, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Palestine. Health research on the epidemiology and management of NCDs and war injuries is scarce and largely neglected. READ MORE

  3. 3. Quality Improvement in Healthcare : Experiences from a Swedish County Council Initiative

    Author : Ann-Christine Andersson; Elg Mattias; Ewa Idvall; Perseius Kent-Inge; Rickard Garvare; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Improvement work; Swedish healthcare organizations; Quality of Healthcare; Quality Management; Förbättringsarbete; Kvalitetsutveckling; Svensk hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation;

    Abstract : Quality improvement (QI) has become an important issue in healthcare settings. A central question for many healthcare systems is how to manage improvement initiatives adequately. All county councils and regions managing healthcare in Sweden have started to work with QI at an organizational system level, to varied extents. READ MORE

  4. 4. Quality Improvement in Healthcare

    Author : Svante Lifvergren; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; quality improvement; Healthcare; learning mechanisms; integrated care; action research; improvement science;

    Abstract : ABSTRACTThe Swedish healthcare system, although being one of the more efficientcare systems in the world with good medical outcomes at a moderate cost,faces tremendous future challenges. An ageing population with morepatients suffering from multiple diseases together with accelerating medicotechnical developments is putting increasing pressure on the system. READ MORE

  5. 5. In the Wake of the General Hospital : Focus and Scale in Healthcare Operations

    Author : Anna Svarts; Mats Engwall; Luca Urciuoli; Mandar Dabhilkar; Pär Åhlström; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : This thesis tackles the changing landscape of healthcare delivery, with an increasingly fragmented set of healthcare providers and where speciality hospitals increasingly replace or complement traditional general hospitals. There is a need for guidance to policymakers and healthcare providers, on how different set-ups of healthcare delivery facilities, in terms of the scale and the focus of each facility, impacts performance. READ MORE