Main description:

This book discusses the factors that contribute to the success of hospitals from a theoretical, practical and operational perspective to allow hospital managers both clinical and non-clinical at all levels to achieve success via a turnaround process where necessary. A robust performance management framework is detailed to make this success sustainable. Case studies where appropriate support the relevant chapters. Chapters can be read sequentially or as a stand-alone chapter.

Hospital Transformation: From Failure to Success and Beyond enables readers to develop their hospital management skills. Issues of patient care, resource allocation, staff management, leadership, risk management, infection control, and financial sustainability are all covered. This book is relevant to hospital administrators, clinicians involved in hospital management, independent consultants, and healthcare providers responsible for day to day operations of healthcare facilities.

Contents:

Requirements of basic healthcare globally.- Regulatory requirements for healthcare globally.- Opportunities and Challenges in Global Healthcare.- Models of healthcare Provision.- Models of healthcare in developed and developing countries.- Provision of effective, safe and good quality care.- How do hospitals deliver safe, effective and high quality care?.- Identifying failure.- Transforming hospital accreditation: from assurance to improvement.- Key Features in Identifying Failing Hospitals.- The Illness of the Health Care Systems.- The Political Economy of Health Reforms in Chile: a case study of the privatization process.- The Turnaround process.- The role of medical leadership in the hospital turnaround process.- Public Health Service Governance - Principles & Framework.- Hospital Transformation: how is it done?.- Sustainability.- Sustainable hospital transformation and beyond.- Overcoming the challenge.- The National Health Service in the UK.