Healthcare Operation Management: Services

Healthcare Operation Management Name Institution Date Healthcare Operation Management 1.The increasing cost of care is not sustainable and threatens the financial viability of healthcare services. Physicians play a key role in driving the cost and quality improvement initiative; therefore, it's important to have physical buy-in by engaging physicians as partners (Hoegerl et al, 2014). Physician buy-in will ensure that there are seamless and integrated clinical information and treatment plans shared across settings and among specialists (Hoegerl et al, 2014). In situations where physician buy-in effort becomes unsuccessful, patients will not receive timely care, more so for new appointments or early follow-ups (Hoegerl et al, 2014).Without physicians buy-in, physicians will resent and become and unwilling to adapt to new changes. In addition, rehospitalization within the 30 days of discharge will become a problem if communication is not effective and care service...