Management and Automation of Health Organizations—2nd Edition

Dear Colleague,

Healthcare organizations are a cost-intensive environment, and they should be managed efficiently. One of the keys to increasing the productivity of existing healthcare facilities is, among others, the proper management of operating rooms (ORs), emergency departments (EDs), diagnostic services, therapeutic pathways, etc., by optimizing the whole process or chain of processes involved in the management and treatment of a patient. In particular, OR management is the science of how to run an operating room suite. It focuses on maximizing operational efficiency at the facility, in order to maximize the number of surgical cases that can be done on a given day while minimizing the required resources and related costs. Strategic operating room management deals with long-term decision making. On the other hand, ED management is increasingly studied to ensure appropriate access to healthcare services in a timely manner, maximizing the efficiency of the used facilities, human and material resources, decreasing delays, and enhancing satisfaction among patients and all healthcare staff.

Moreover, healthcare management also comprises an important fraction of hospital budget spending. Holding patient safety constant, the opportunity to increase financial gain through modifying the use of existing resources is a prime target for managerial analysis. Clear goals for healthcare management are essential: improving productivity and efficiency while maintaining high-quality care at all times.

This Special Issue will publish innovative research related to healthcare management and automation. Review articles that summarize the state of the art and recent advances in these topics are also welcome.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Technical and IT tools for healthcare management;
• Reduction of healthcare costs and public health expenditure;
• Improving the quality of care;
• Re-engineering of care processes;
• Introduction of novel diagnostic and therapeutic pathways;
• Efficient human and material resource management in the hospital;
• Continuous process improvement;
• Monitoring of healthcare performance and appropriate access to healthcare services.

Prof. Dr. Giovanni Improta
Prof. Dr. Paolo Gargiulo
Guest Editors

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• public health management
• healthcare automation
• quality of care
• healthcare process re-engineering
• quality improvement
• healthcare cost savings