Quantitative Methods in Health Care Management: Techniques and Applications, 2nd Edition

INTRODUCTION

This book is written to meet the need for a quantitative methods curriculum in health administration or health care management programs. It is designed so that it can be used for one-semester courses in graduate programs as well as for advanced undergraduate programs in health administration. Practical and contemporary examples from the field make it a useful reference book for health care managers, as well.

The quantitative techniques offered in this book are those more amenable to the health care management environment and those most frequently used. The second edition employs the use of Excel. Although the simpler examples are demonstrated in the text, their Excel solutions are also provided. As techniques increase in sophistication, ...