Essentials of applied quantitative methods for health services managers
By: James B. Lewis, Robert J. McGrath, and Lee F. Seidel.
Contributors: McGrath, Robert J., 1967-; Seidel, Lee F.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780763758714
Subjects: Health services administration; Quantitative research ; Health Services Administration; Statistics as Topic; Program Evaluation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The role and function of quantitative methods in health services management; title: Working with numbers; title: Flow charting; title: Time value of money; title: The art and science of forecasting; title: Trend forecasting techniques; title: Regression forecasting; title: Analyzing capacity and resources; title: Managing waiting lines; title: Decision analysis; title: Economic analysis; title: Program evaluation review technique (PERT); title: Financial evaluation of projects; title: Quality analysis; title: Quantitative analysis in strategic planning.