Managing healthcare performance in analytical framework

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to develop an integrated framework for performance management of healthcare services. Design/methodology/approach – This study develops a performance management framework for healthcare services using a combined analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and logical framework (LOGFRAME). The framework is then applied to the intensive care units of three different hospitals in developing nations. Numerous focus group discussions were undertaken, involving experts from the specific area under investigation. Findings – The study reveals that a combination of outcome, structure and process-based critical success factors and a combined AHP and LOGFRAME-based performance management framework helps manage performance of healthcare services. Practical implications – The proposed framework could be practiced in hospital-based healthcare services. Originality/value – The conventional approaches to healthcare performance management are either outcome-based or process-based, which cannot reveal improvement measures appropriately in order to assure superior performance. Additionally, they lack planning, implementing and evaluating improvement projects that are identified from performance measurement. This study presents an integrated approach to performance measurement and implementing framework of improvement projects.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/14635770810887249
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Operations & Information Management
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Aston India Foundation for Applied Research
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School
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Uncontrolled Keywords: analytical hierarchy process,health services,performance management,Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
Publication ISSN: 1463-5771
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2024 08:10
Date Deposited: 13 Oct 2009 12:23
Full Text Link: http://www.emer ... 9&show=abstract
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2008
Authors: Dey, Prasanta K. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-9984-5374)
Hariharan, Seetharaman
Despic, Ozren (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-1232-1066)

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