Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Hospital management decision support: a balanced scorecard approach.

D Gordon1, R Chapman, H Kunov

  • 1Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Canada. danielg@ibme.utoronto.ca

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|June 29, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Hospital management teams can improve decision-making by using a Balanced Scorecard system. This approach helps define strategic objectives and performance indicators, integrating data for a shared understanding of goals.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Quantifying effectiveness and best practices for bumblebee identification from photographs.

Scientific reports·2024
Same author

Direct Determination of Fission-Barrier Heights Using Light-Ion Transfer in Inverse Kinematics.

Physical review letters·2023
Same author

Use of Lean Six Sigma methodology shows reduction of inpatient waiting time for peripherally inserted central catheter placement.

Clinical radiology·2019
Same author

Functional characterization of the transcriptional regulatory elements of three highly expressed constitutive genes in the jewel wasp, Nasonia vitripennis.

Insect molecular biology·2017
Same author

Towards an understanding of the control of 'crumbly' fruit in red raspberry.

SpringerPlus·2015
Same author

Air and surface contamination patterns of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on eight acute hospital wards.

The Journal of hospital infection·2014

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Information Systems
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Hospital management teams are overwhelmed by data volume.
  • Difficulty in distilling essential data for effective decision-making.
  • Need for integrated information systems to support management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a methodology for defining and utilizing key management data.
  • To introduce an information system for data accessibility.
  • To evaluate the impact of a Balanced Scorecard system on hospital management decision-making.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a methodology for defining important management data.
  • Implemented an information system to make data accessible.
  • Utilized a Balanced Scorecard indicator system framework.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • The Balanced Scorecard development process aids in defining strategic objectives.
  • Measurable performance indicators were successfully established.
  • The integrated framework fostered a shared understanding of unit goals.

Conclusions:

  • A customized decision support system with a Balanced Scorecard framework is effective.
  • This system integrates multiple measures for complex decision-making.
  • It empowers management teams with accessible and relevant data.