Modern health care providers operate under strict regulations and other important conditions and are forced to keep or improve their level of performance. This book is a comprehensive resource describing all the important aspects involved within the field of Operations Research ranging from statistics to probability theory and mathematical models suitable for the optimization of health care processes. Understanding of these three subjects will lead to good decisions, and common pitfalls can be avoided. Knowledge of the subjects covered in this book is a must have for everyone involved within the decision-making process.