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A Method and Tool for Strategic Hospital Planning

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Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2015)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 574))

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We developed a visualization tool and a methodology to support strategic planning of hospital service portfolios. Hospitals in Switzerland are reimbursed with a fixed fee per case. The fixed-fee model makes medical services comparable from a financial point of view. In order to take advantage of this model, the data that characterizes the medical services must be operationalized. The method that we developed, centers around a visual metaphor that provides the basis for strategic thinking. It is complemented by a visualization tool that allows visualization, analysis, and modification of service portfolios. Special features enable the tool to be used during live planning sessions. We describe the method, the tool, and its application in strategy workshops for infrastructure planning, reorganization, and resource optimization decisions.

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  1. University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Muttenz, Switzerland

    Dominique Brodbeck & Markus Degen

  2. Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

    Andreas Walter

  3. University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    Serge Reichlin

  4. University of Lucerne and Siemens Schweiz AG, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Christoph Napierala

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  2. New University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

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Brodbeck, D., Degen, M., Walter, A., Reichlin, S., Napierala, C. (2015). A Method and Tool for Strategic Hospital Planning. In: Fred, A., Gamboa, H., Elias, D. (eds) Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies. BIOSTEC 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 574. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27707-3_23

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