Process Management Practices In Healthcare Institutions

• Main Authors: Şükrü Kılıç, Cumhur Aydınlı
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Isarder 2015-09-01
• Series: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
• Subjects: Process Management; Manag ement Through Processes; Healthcare Institutions
• Online Access: http://isarder.org/2015/vol.7_issue.3_article08_full_text.pdf

Healthcare institutions differ from other service businesses by their “matrix organizational structure” and “error-free output” requirement. However, the processes stay the same for all organizational activities at different levels. One of the post-modern management approach is to focus on basis of necessary processes and fundamental organizational changes. This case study aims to initially explain the characteristics of healthcare institutions and the basic conceptual properties of process and process management. Then the effect of the “management throughprocesses approach” over organization will be discussed. Finally; process management at healthcare institutions, scope of health care and examples of the other post-modern approaches will be examined with their outputs