New Book Highlights Innovations in Indian Healthcare System as Benchmark for Global Industry Improvement

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PITTSBURGH, March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Simpler Consulting, L.P., a Truven Health Analytics Company and leading global management consulting firm, today announced the release of a new book: Innovations in Healthcare Management: Cost-Effective and Sustainable Solutions. The book, by Simpler Asia Director of Healthcare Dr. V.K. Singh and Professor of Quality and Service Management at Aalto University (Finland) Paul Lillrank, examines the importance of healthcare management innovation in providing greater access to care at a lower cost, highlighting the Indian healthcare system as a prime example.

According to a recent report from the Harvard School of Public Health, India spends about $40 U.S. dollars per person annually on healthcare, compared to the United States which spends $8,500 U.S. dollars. An OECD report concluded that in India there is less than one practicing physician (.07) per 1,000 people – well below the 3.2 physicians per 1,000 people global average. Despite these ostensible shortages, many experts attest that outcomes between both nations are comparable.

"There is considerable room for growth across all nations large and small, developing and First World when it comes to healthcare quality and outcomes improvement," said Dr. V.K. Singh, past chairman of the Healthcare Division of the Quality Council of India (QCI), who first joined forces with Simpler Consulting in early 2012 to provide accredited Lean management training to the Health Division of QCI.

"The United States and others can learn from developing countries like India that have leveraged management innovation to optimize low resources to meet high demand for care," Dr. Singh said. "We wrote Innovations in Healthcare Management to serve as a resourceful guide to advise readers on ways to apply innovation to eliminating waste and achieving the most efficient healthcare processes, while also cutting costs and improving care delivery."

Using examples from the Indian healthcare system, Innovations in Healthcare Management provides a dynamic compilation of experiences, best practices and analyses of trends from practitioners and acclaimed healthcare management pundits from India and the United States. Singh, Lillrank and the entire editorial team provide a series of case examples and lessons learned on the full spectrum of the health system – from supply chain to planning and design – providing a holistic glimpse into Lean healthcare management innovation.

"As our work in India has shown, the application of true management innovation can have a significant impact on healthcare delivery," said Paul Lillrank, co-author and Professor of Quality and Service Management, Aalto University (Finland). "My hope is that this book provides healthcare industry stakeholders with an accurate vision of the potential impact Lean healthcare management can have on healthcare innovation and delivery in both developing and First World countries across the globe."

To learn more about Innovations in Healthcare Management: Cost-Effective and Sustainable Solutions, please visit: http://www.simpler.com/publications.html.

Innovations in Healthcare Management is available on Amazon. To order your copy, please visit: http://www.amazon.com/Innovations-Healthcare-Management-Cost-Effective-Sustainable/dp/1482252090.

About the Authors

Dr. V.K. Singh

Dr V.K. Singh superannuated as Surgeon Rear Admiral after 37 years on national and international assignments. He earned MBBS, Masters in Hospital Administration, Diplomate National Board in Hospital and Health Care Management, and M Phil. He was awarded Distinguished Services Medal for services in Zambia by the President of India and commendation by Zambia. He formerly held roles as deputy chief medical officer of the United Nations, adjunct professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Zaragoza, Spain and consultant to the National Disaster Management Authority. He was president of the Academy of Hospital Administration, founder director of the International Institute of Health Management Research, chairman of the Health Care Division of Quality Council of India, and member of the International Group on Biosafety. He developed a European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) model for Healthcare in India released by Union Health Minister.

Presently, he is Adjunct Research Professor at the International Health Innovation Center, Ivey School of Business, Canada, and Director of Healthcare Asia for Lean Healthcare Excellence at Simpler Consulting. He is a member of the National Public Health Committee of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and visiting professor of the Indian Institute of Management, Management Development Institute, and Public Health Foundation of India

Paul Lillrank

Paul Lillrank has worked as the professor of Quality and Service Management at Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) since 1994 and served as the Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management in 1996-1998 and 2002 - 2007. Prof. Lillrank received his Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences at Helsinki University in 1988 after post-graduate work in Japan focusing on Quality Management practices. He has worked as a business analyst and consultant with the Boston Consulting Group in Tokyo and Stockholm and as Affiliated Professor at the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics. Prof. Lillrank has been a program director at College des Ingenieurs in Paris, visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo and the initiator, teacher and dean of several teaching programs including the Master of Quality and the HUT MBA-programs. For the past decade, his research interest has been in service quality and the design and management of service operations. His focus is on management of open systems, routine and non-routine processes, and the quality of information.

Prof. Lillrank has been engaged in entrepreneurship in various ways as a founder, advisor and board member in several companies. He developed research -based approaches to health care management and has been successful in establishing the predecessor of NHG, the Paul Lillrank Consulting Ltd. He has also been one of the founders of the HEMA Institute in HUT and participates actively in the health care and social sector management related scientific and consultation work.

About Simpler Consulting

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