Search for dissertations about: "hospital administration thesis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the words hospital administration thesis.
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1. Budgetary control in public health care : a study about perceptions of budgetary control among clinical directors
Abstract : Health care expenditures have increased rapidly in most OECD-countries, and several reforms have been considered for the improvement of cost-containment in the health care sector. Physicians in particular have been recognized to have considerable impact on health care expenditures and as a result they have become increasingly involved in budgetary control with the hope of a more efficient use of resources. READ MORE
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2. Accounting, Professions, and Performativity: Exploring the limits of accountingisation in professional organisations
Abstract : This thesis explores the practice of calculations and their consequences in different professional contexts. Specifically, it aims to extend the discussion on the relationship between accounting and public sector professionals by elaborating on the concept of accountingisation using a performative approach. READ MORE
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3. Values and Practices of Quality Management - Health implications and organisational differences
Abstract : This thesis has two main aims which are developed in seven papers. The first aim is to explore the knowledge and use of actual values and practices of quality management in different organisational settings. A mail survey covering 500 Swedish quality professionals was carried out. READ MORE
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4. In the Wake of the General Hospital : Focus and Scale in Healthcare Operations
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
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5. Designing for Resource-Efficient Manual Work Activities at Hospital Care Units
Abstract : Although Swedish healthcare needs to increase productivity to become able to meet demand projected for the future, public healthcare in Sweden currently shows a downward trend in productivity. The research presented in this licentiate thesis aims to improve the resource efficiency of manual work activities performed in Sweden’s hospital care units and, in turn, contribute to increased productivity in the nation’s healthcare. READ MORE