BookDinesh Bhatia, Prabhat Kumar Chaudhari, Bhupinder Chaudhary, Sushman Sharma, Kunaal Dhingra, editors.
Summary: This book is a compilation of work by experts from the different domains of the healthcare industry, ranging from hospital planning to quality management, clinical services to disaster management. Healthcare organizations, being diverse, sensitive, and intricate, warrant thorough and flawless planning. The structure should be not only operationally efficient but also safe for its occupants and visitors. It starts with a brief introduction of the healthcare sector at different levels. It also attempts to justify how the changing healthcare landscape paved the way for establishing a contemporary and ever-evolving specialty of Hospital planning and designing, which is dynamic and frequently requires continuous improvements and updates. Clinical and non-clinical departments have been separately classified in this book, and their respective standards and guidelines have been incorporated while describing the planning concepts. Critical areas of a hospital such as ICU, CCU have been detailed precisely as the operational requirements and level of different sophistication required. A chapter on security aspects and disaster management has also been thoroughly envisioned based on the current scenario at the global level. Issues and management of Hospital Acquired Infection are explained in different chapters based on its relevance and application in that particular area.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Hospital Designing and Planning
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Need of Hospital Planning
1.3 Hospital Planning Process
1.3.1 Hospital Planning Team
1.3.2 Hospital Consultant
1.3.3 Techniques Adopted by the Planning Team
1.3.4 Feasibility Analysis Done by the Hospital Planning Team
1.4 Size of the Hospital
1.5 Site Selection
1.6 Hospital Architect
1.7 Preparation of Detailed Architectural Report
1.7.1 Major Departments of a General Hospital
1.8 Identifying Equipment Needs
1.8.1 Acquiring New Equipment 1.8.2 Addition of Equipment
1.8.3 Replacement of Old or Obsolete Equipment
1.8.4 Calculation of Requirement of Equipment
1.8.5 Collection of Information
1.8.6 Product Evaluation and Specification Audit
1.9 Equipping a Hospital
1.9.1 Plants and Equipment Required in the Hospital
1.10 Interiors and Graphics
1.10.1 Graphic Art and Design
1.10.2 Types of Graphics
1.10.3 Use of Decorative Colors in Hospitals
The Cultural Meanings of Colors in a Healthcare Setting
Psychological Impacts of Colorations in the Healthcare Environment Colors as a Signage System in Hospitals
International and NABH-Accepted Medical Institution Signage Criteria
Chromotherapy
Color and Health
1.11 Construction
1.12 Commissioning
1.12.1 The Commissioning Team
1.12.2 Scheduling the Sequence of the Services
1.12.3 Categorization of Services [13]
Shake-Down Period
References
Chapter 2: Importance of Hospital Management
2.1 Healthcare
2.2 Healthcare Industry
2.3 Classification of Healthcare Industry
2.3.1 Based on Funding and Governance
Public Sector in Healthcare
Private Sector in Healthcare 2.3.2 Based on Service Delivery
Healthcare Providers
Healthcare Financiers
Life Sciences
2.3.3 Classification of Healthcare Based on Nature of Work
2.4 Value Chain of the Healthcare Industry
2.5 Healthcare and National Economy
2.5.1 Investment Opportunities in India
2.5.2 Healthcare Drives the GDP Growth
Quality of Care and Economy
2.5.3 Key Drivers of Healthcare Growth
2.5.4 Post-COVID Analysis of Healthcare
2.6 Health System Performance
2.6.1 Performance Management Challenges in Healthcare 2.7 Application of Hospital Management Principles to the Healthcare
2.7.1 Effectiveness
2.7.2 Efficiency
2.7.3 Equity
2.7.4 Patient-Centric Care
References
Chapter 3: Hospital Management Challenges
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Hospital Management
3.3 Challenges in Hospital Management
3.3.1 Demands for Change
Demographic
Economic
Technological
Trends in Healthcare Technology
Quality Management
Patient Satisfaction
Patient Safety
Human Resource Development
Leadership and Beyond
3.4 Conclusion
References