Evidence-Based Management in Healthcare - Softcover

Anthony R. Kovner, PhD, is a professor at The Wagner School of Public Service at New York University, and is director of the Master of Science in Management concentration for Nurse Leaders. Dr. Kovner has been a senior manager in two hospitals, a nursing home, a group practice, and a neighborhood health center, as well as a senior health care consultant for a large industrial union. He has written 11 books and 91 peer-reviewed articles. David J. Fine, PhD, FACHE, is the president and chief executive officer of St. Luke s Episcopal Health System. Dr. Fine has 35 years of experience as a healthcare executive and holds professorial appointments at Rice University, Texas A&M University, Baylor College of Medicine, and the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. He is the author or coauthor of 4 books and 29 peer-reviewed articles. Richard D Aquila, FACHE, is the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Yale-New Haven Hospital and executive vice president of Yale New Haven Health System.Mr. D Aquila is a member of the lecturing faculty at the Wagner School of Public Administration at New York University and the Yale University School of Epidemiology and Public Health.

This book will help readers see how data can be integrated with practice to foster improvements in managerial decision making. The cases are excellent examples of this approach. The focus on merging evidence into practice is critical for healthcare leaders, particularly because information is so readily available now. --Elizabeth Bradley, PhD, Director, Health Management Program, Yale University

Bridging the worlds of healthcare managers and researchers, the authors shed light on how the systematic use of evidence can improve important decisions and drive performance improvement. This book provides concrete examples and tools, as well as insights on the challenges of embedding evidence into practice. This is a must-read for managers, researchers, and clinicians who are on the frontlines of transforming our healthcare system. --Esther B. Neuwirth, PhD, Senior Manager, Evaluation and Innovation Care Management Institute, Kaiser Permanente

This book is the first of its kind. For the professional manager or student seeking to learn how to practice evidence-based management and decision making, this book is it! The authors have developed cases, processes, and techniques that can take practitioners and students to a higher-level of expertise in making effective decisions based upon informative scientific evidence and well-gathered organizational and business facts. This book is a wonderful accomplishment and long-overdue addition to the managerial knowledge base. --Denise M. Rousseau, PhD, H.J. Heinz II Professor of Organizational Behavior and Public Policy, and Director, Project on Evidence-based Organizational Practices, Carnegie Mellon University