Search for dissertations about: "Healthcare services management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 148 swedish dissertations containing the words Healthcare services management.

  2. 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

  4. 2. Collaboration and Coordination Challenges in Patient-Centered Care : Models and Informaion Services

    Author : Monica Winge; Benkt Wangler; Paul Johannesson; Fredrik Karlsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; patient-centered care; healthcare; social care; home care; collaboration; coordination; care processes; processes coordination; multi-sectoral collaboration; communication; information models; information services; management; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : This thesis reports on research focuses on how to deal with the fact that the organization and processesof today’s health and social care are becoming ever more complex as a consequence of societal trends, including an aging population and an increased reliance on care at home. The overall research goal is to suggest ways in which IT-based solutions can enable and leverage collaboration and coordination insituations where a co-morbid patient is subject to care delivered simultaneously by several different professionals and organizations. READ MORE

  5. 3. A Service Management Perspective on Healthcare Improvement: Integrating Social Context

    Author : Erik Eriksson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; healthcare; social constructionism; service management; quality management; improvement science;

    Abstract : The current dissertation argues that ideas from service research should be given a more prominent position in improving healthcare that is capable of managing current and future challenges. The integration and combination of intangible resources, such as knowledge and skills, constitute the service in this thesis; thus, service is conceived as a verb. READ MORE

  6. 4. Managing management innovations: Contextual complexity and the pursuit of improvements in healthcare

    Author : Christian Colldén; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; complexity; action research; quality management; value-based health care; learning health systems; healthcare management; logics; psychiatry; quality improvement; management innovations; value configurations;

    Abstract : In a context characterised by complexity and conflicting demands, healthcare managers at a meso-level struggle to pursue improvements in the quality and efficiency of care operations. An influential approach on how to pursue improvements is quality management (QM). READ MORE

  7. 5. Toward Equity and Value Co-creation in Healthcare

    Author : Erik Olsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; healthcare; value co-creation; quality management; social construction; Equity; action research;

    Abstract : The prevailing inequities within the Swedish healthcare system constitute a major challenge, not the least in cancer care. An international comparison shows that outcomes for Swedish cancer care score highly. READ MORE