Author(s)

Bani Ahmad Amer

Kramer School of Nursing, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma, USA.

Background: Healthcare management and control have been essential to any economy and a concern for most nations. Health care being in the service industry gives another challenge as they are inseparable from the service providers. As a result, a significant focus should be made on the management and control of healthcare. A study is necessary to establish how such practices influence service delivery within the healthcare industry. Objective: To show the influence of health care management and control on the service delivery in the health sector and to establish the impact of health care management system on the delivery of health services, find out the extent to which health leadership has influenced service delivery in the health industry and to establish the existence of healthcare control practices in the health industry and their impact on service delivery. Methods: The general information questionnaire, interviews patient’s satisfaction scale, and the hospital performance index were investigated by interviewing 42 healthcare workers working in Oklahoma hospitals. The study utilized a combination of data collection instruments, questionnaires, and interviews for primary data collection and a cross-sectional survey for secondary data from healthcare records within the healthcare facilities. The research adopted a descriptive statistics methodology for data analysis. The study tested the validity of data collected and reset test for omitted variables and simple correlation analysis. Results: effective healthcare management yields reasonable patient satisfaction and ignites motivation among healthcare workers. Additionally, quality service delivery is a function of proper healthcare management systems. Although it is impossible to measure effective management through observation, the testimonies and satisfaction levels among the nurses and the patients communicate accurately.

Healthcare, Management, Service Delivery, Control, Hospital, Nurses, Patients, Physician, Control, Service Delivery, Patients, Leadership

Amer, B. (2021) Impact of Healthcare Management and Control on Service Delivery, a Case of Oklahoma Healthcare Facilities. Open Journal of Nursing, 11, 435-441. doi: 10.4236/ojn.2021.116037.