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Society for Health Systems

SHS is a professional association that focuses on the needs and resources of health systems professionals and leaders who are charged with improving health care processes. SHS offers the latest in process analytics, tools, techniques and methodologies for performance improvement.

Health Care Seminars

This series of seminars will provide you with the basics of the industrial engineering toolbox as applied to health care and introduce you to the fundamental management skills required for demanding tasks in this industry.

Call for Papers! SHS/ASQ Conference

Present at the Conference   
Share your expertise in operational and quality improvement tools, methodologies and concepts such as lean, Six Sigma, productivity, benchmarking, simulation and project management. Submit an abstract for consideration for an educational session. Submission deadline is July 31. 

The conference will be held Feb. 25-28, 2010, in Atlanta. more on the conference      

Premier Picks 23 Top-Performing Hospitals

Premier has recognized 23 hospitals nationwide with an Award for Quality. Each award was given for the hospital's exemplary commitment to superior quality and operational efficiency. A total of 3,796 hospitals were eligible for the awards. The criteria included disease-specific mortality, morbidity and complication rates, as well as length of stay. Read more about the selection process and view the winners.

New Articles

Adding Value to the Surgical PAT Process 
The Importance of Communication for Patient Satisfaction

IIE blog Legislated Irresponsibility  
 

Slide Retrospective: 2009 SHS Conference and Expo  

 

Mayo Clinic Conference on Systems Engineering & Operations Research in Health Care

Aug. 17 - 18, 2009 | Rochester, Minn.
The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine is pleased to announce the opening of registration for its 2nd Annual conference on Systems Engineering & Operations Research in Health Care, to be held August 17 and 18, 2009 in Rochester, Minnesota. More information and registration.

Roberts Wesleyan College MS in Health Administration Survey 

SHS Toolkit: Value Stream Mapping and Process Mapping

SHS Suggested Reading and References 

 

SHS Quality and Safety Web Resources

SHS is proud to introduce the latest contribution from our Tools and Content Committee. Intended as a comprehensive portal to all things health care quality and safety, this Resource List will continually evolve as more organizations are discovered. We encourage anyone to submit potential additions to Ron McDade.