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Healthcare Management Engineering In Action

Applying Fundamental Management Principles for Operational Decision Making in Healthcare

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  • Jun 2024
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Authors:
  1. Alexander Kolker

    1. MILWAUKEE, USA

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  • Compares healthcare management engineering methodology with traditional approaches
  • Includes multiple examples adapted from hospital management and clinic practice
  • Illustrates the broad use of management engineering in hospital operations

Part of the book series: Business Guides on the Go (BUGO)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Traditional Management, Management Engineering, and Selection of a Portfolio of Projects

    • Alexander Kolker
    Pages 1-12

  3. Capacity and Patient Flow Problems: Solutions Using Queuing Analytics and Discrete Event Simulation

    • Alexander Kolker
    Pages 13-98

  4. Staffing and Scheduling Problems with Random Patient Demand: Solutions Using Discrete Event Simulation

    • Alexander Kolker
    Pages 99-127

  5. Staffing Problems with Random Patient Demand: Solutions Using Analytic Optimization Techniques

    • Alexander Kolker
    Pages 129-160

  6. Resource Allocation and Service Line Problems: Solutions Using Linear Optimization

    • Alexander Kolker
    Pages 161-194

  7. Staffing and Scheduling Problems with Sliding Days Off: Solutions Using Integer Linear Optimization

    • Alexander Kolker
    Pages 195-228

  8. Comparative Performance of Units and Organizations with Multiple Inputs and Outputs: Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis

    • Alexander Kolker
    Pages 229-250

  9. Statistical Data Analytics for Decision-Making

    • Alexander Kolker
    Pages 251-298

  10. Allocating Cost Savings (Gains) Between Cooperating Providers: Introduction to the Concept of the Shapley Value

    • Alexander Kolker
    Pages 299-319

  11. Summary of Fundamental Management Principles. Concluding Remarks

    • Alexander Kolker
    Pages 321-328

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 329-332
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About this book

The updated 2nd edition of Healthcare Management Engineering In Action in the Business Guides on the Go series provides a comprehensive exploration of healthcare management operations. Through a systematic comparison of predictive and analytic decision-making methodologies with traditional management approaches, the book employs case studies derived from real-world hospital and clinic scenarios. It addresses a spectrum of problem encompassing patient flow, capacity management, resource allocation, staffing and scheduling, statistical data analytics, and cost distribution among cooperating providers.


The revised edition contains enhanced content, spotlighting key management principles vital for effective operational decision-making. The book encompasses a wide array of quantitative methods, including discrete event simulation, queuing analytic theory, linear, integer and probabilistic optimization, among others. By acting as a bridge between management engineering experts and healthcare administrators, Healthcare Management Engineering is an invaluable resource for hospital and clinic leadership, aiding them in their managerial roles. Furthermore, it serves as a comprehensive repository of introductory challenges and projects suitable for graduate-level students in healthcare management and administration.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • MILWAUKEE, USA

    Alexander Kolker

About the author


Alexander Kolker, Ph.D., has served as Operations Project Manager with Children's Hospital and Health System, Froedtert Hospital, Wisconsin, and as a Data Scientist at General Electric (GE) Healthcare. Dr. Kolker is the primary author of Healthcare Management Engineering (2012) and Management Engineering for Effective Healthcare Delivery (2011), and has been a frequent speaker at international conferences and webinars in healthcare operations management and data analytics. He has previously taught healthcare operations research and management science for the National Health System (NHS)-Midland & Lancashire Support Unit, UK.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Healthcare Management Engineering In Action

  • Book Subtitle: Applying Fundamental Management Principles for Operational Decision Making in Healthcare

  • Authors: Alexander Kolker

  • Series Title: Business Guides on the Go

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53663-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-53662-5Due: 24 June 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-53663-2Due: 24 June 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2731-4758

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-4766

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 332

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Health Care Management, Health Administration, Business and Management, general

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