Download or read book Consumer Reports Complete Guide to Health Services for Seniors written by Trudy Lieberman and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 2000 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides practical advice on paying for health care services, finding long-term care and paying for long-term care.
Download or read book The Health Care Handbook written by Elisabeth T. Askin and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Described in the New York Times as “an astonishingly clear ‘user’s manual’ that explains our health care system and the policies that will change it,” The Health Care Handbook, by Drs. Elisabeth Askin and Nathan Moore, offers a practical, neutral, and readable overview of the U.S. health care system in a compact, convenient format. The fully revised third edition provides concise coverage on health care delivery, insurance and economics, policy, and reform—all critical components of the system in which health care professionals work. Written in a conversational and accessible tone, this popular, highly regarded handbook serves as a “one stop shop” for essential facts, systems, concepts, and analysis of the U.S. health care system, providing the tools you need to confidently evaluate current health care policy and controversies.
Download or read book Health Services Marketing written by Richard K. Thomas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For today’s health care professional, clinical expertise is not enough—one has to know the market. Even when a facility has its own marketing department, practitioners are regularly called on for their input. Health Services Marketing: A Practitioner’s Guide clearly and succinctly explains the range of marketing activities and techniques, from promotions to pricing, so any health professional can learn to navigate this bewildering but increasingly important aspect of healthcare. Richard Thomas’ step-by-step guide for developing a marketing plan and carrying out a successful campaign offers a hands-on approach to proven methods for staying a step ahead of the healthcare marketing game: The health industry as seen from the marketing perspective. Healthcare products, and the consumers who need them. What marketing can (and can’t) do for a medical practice. Demographics and beyond: how social marketing works. Where your marketing dollar goes: staying on budget. Market positioning: knowing the competition, building the strategy. Evaluating a marketing plan’s effectiveness. Plus dozens of forms, checklists, and questionnaires to simplify the process. Useful to practitioners and administrators alike, and equally suited to the for-profit as to the non-profit organization, Health Services Marketing gives the reader valuable tools to reach out to consumers and build lasting relationships.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Managed Health Care written by Sophie M. Korczyk and published by . This book was released on 1997-12-11 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed health care is one of the most confusing areas any consumer can deal with. Rules and regulations are constantly changing, providers are always merging and changing their offerings, and paperwork abounds. In easy-to-understand language, this book explains how to understand options, how to get treatment for chronic and long-term illnesses, how to get the most care for the least cost, and more.
Download or read book The Physical Therapist s Guide to Health Care written by Kathleen A. Curtis and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 1999 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Physical Therapist's Guide to Health Care is the simple, clear approach to understanding health care in today's changing environment. This book provides a strategy based approach to help physical therapists successfully manage change and meet the challenges of clinical practice in common practice settings. This essential text includes an introduction to health care that covers the basics of health care financing, health care reimbursement systems, cost containment strategies and referral services. Important issues covered in this book include trends in acute, subacute, home health care practice, outcomes management and prevention. Chapters include information on health care reimbursement systems and cost containment strategies, time and caseload management, documentation requirements, quality management in physical therapy, and the role of the physical therapist in prevention and wellness. Check out our new website dedicated to The Physical Therapist's Guide to Health Care. This innovative new website presents valuable up-to-date information as it becomes available. You can visit the site at ptguide.slackinc.com Dr. Kathleen A. Curtis is the winner of the “President’s Award of Excellence” for 2005 at California State University, Fresno
Download or read book The Family Guide to Mental Health Care written by Lloyd I. Sederer MD and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advice on Helping Your Loved Ones, from the medical director of the country's largest state mental health system and the mental health editor of The Huffington Post More than fifty million people a year are diagnosed with some form of mental illness. It spares no sex, race, age, ethnicity, or income level. And left untreated, mental disorders can devastate our families and communities. Family members and friends are often the first to realize when someone has a problem, but it is hard to know how to help or where to turn. Our mental health “system” can feel like a bewildering and frustrating maze. How can you tell that someone has a mental illness? What are the first and best steps for you to take? Where do you go to find the right care? The Family Guide to Mental Health Care is the first comprehensive print resource for the millions of people who have loved ones suffering from some kind of mental illness. In this book, families can find the answers to their most urgent questions. What medications are helpful and are some as dangerous as I think? Is there a way to navigate privacy laws so I can discuss my adult daughter’s treatment with her doctor? Is my teenager experiencing typical adolescent distress or an illness? From understanding depression, bipolar illness and anxiety to eating and traumatic disorders, schizophrenia, and much more, readers will learn what to do and how to help. Real-life scenarios and authoritative information are written in a compassionate, reader-friendly way, including checklists to bring to a doctor’s appointment so you can ask the right questions. For readers who fear they will never see the light at the end of the tunnel, this book gives hope and a path forward. As one of the nation’s leading voices on quality care in mental health, Dr. Lloyd Sederer has played a singular role in advancing services for those with mental illness. Now, the wealth of his expertise and clear guidance is at your disposal. From the first signs of a problem to sorting through the variety of treatment options, you and your family will be able to walk into a doctor’s office know what to do and what to ask.
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Global Health Service written by Edward O'Neil and published by American Medical Association Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A health providers guide to the practical aspects of serving internationally, including data on more then 300 organizations that send health providers overseas"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Guide to U S Health and Health Care Policy written by Thomas R. Oliver and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 1109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contentious passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 highlighted the incredible complexity and controversy surrounding health care in the United States. While the U.S. federal government does not provide universal health care, it has an extremely wide reach when it comes to the health of its citizenry. From important scientific and medical research funding to infectious disease control and health services for veterans and the elderly, the pathway to legislation and execution of health policies is filled with competing interests and highly varied solutions. The Guide to U.S. Health and Health Care Policy provides the analytical connections showing researchers how issues and actions are translated into public policies and institutions for resolving or managing healthcare issues and crises. The Guide highlights the decision-making cycle that requires the cooperation of federal and state governments, business, and an informed citizenry in order to achieve a comprehensive approach to advancing the nation’s healthcare policies. Through 30 topical chapters, the book addresses the development of the U.S. healthcare system and policies, the federal agencies and public and private organizations that frame and administer those policies, and the challenges of balancing the nation’s healthcare needs with the rising costs of medical research, cost-effective treatment, and adequate health insurance. Additionally, the book comprehensively addresses significant disparities that exist in the U.S. system and the challenges to public health posed by our increasingly connected world. Taking a comprehensive approach, the Guide traces policy initiatives across time and takes into account the most recent scholarship: Part One: Evolution of American Health Care Policy Looks at the emerging and expanding role of government in the health care sector and the position the U.S. occupies today as the only advanced industrial nation without universal health care. Part Two: Government Organizations that Develop, Fund, and Administer Health Policy (1789-Today) Examines the role each branch of government plays in the forming, executing, and regulating health care policies. The authors examine the origins, organization, budget, and function of major government organizations including the FDA, CDC, and VA. An exploration of legal oversight and the roles states play in the health sector round out this section. Part Three: Contemporary Health Policy Issues: Goals and Initiatives (1920s-Today) Explores the wide range of players in the health care sphere and the role the government plays, particularly in funding them. Special attention is paid to policy issues surrounding medical research and medical professions. This section also looks at the ethical issues in play when making health policy and the inequalities that have plagued the U.S. health care system. Part Four: Contemporary Health Policy Issues: People and Policies (1960s-Today) This part of the book looks in-depth at health disparities in the U.S., health challenges particular to specific groups, mental health, obesity, and the influence of interest groups. Part Five: U.S. Response to Global Health Challenges (1980s-Today) The last section of the book looks beyond the borders of the United States and the serious challenges posed by our increasingly connected world.
Download or read book Don t Buy That Health Insurance written by K. R. Woodfield and published by . This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can reduce insurance premiums and lower your medical expenses. Millions of Americans benefit from this advice and now you can too! See the doctors you want to see! Health insurance should protect you against financial ruin, not cause it! The trick to choosing the right plan for your family is to do some homework first. Like a"friend in the business" this book outlines the things the insurance company's don't want you to know, that will save you thousands of dollars. You can keep your money in your wallet and put money in the bank! Don't let the monster eat your health care dollars. "Who knew a book about insurance would be a page turner?" Dr. B. Orange, MD "You are the Suzie Orman of Health Insurance." Robert Foster, Bridgewater Marble and Granite "An invaluable resource I go back to again and again." M. Hanhart, Business Coach " I never met anyone who worked so hard to talk me out of spending money." N. Lordi, Nalpro Business Solutions
Download or read book The Everything Guide To Careers In Health Care written by Kathy Quan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The trillion-dollar health-care industry makes up the fastest growing segment of the job market, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. With The Everything Guide to Careers in Health Care, you can explore all the employment possibilities in health care, and choose the right career path just for you. From nursing and psychology to pharmacy technology and art therapy-and dozens more positions in between-this engaging, enlightening volume helps you decide which career to pursue and how to pursue it, including: Self-assessment and evaluation Working conditions and lifestyle concerns Educational requirements Available grants and incentives And much, much more! The Everything Guide to Careers in Health Care is all you need to take advantage of the many opportunities the booming health care industry has to offer-for years to come!
Download or read book The Health Care Data Guide written by Lloyd P. Provost and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Health Care Data Guide is designed to help students and professionals build a skill set specific to using data for improvement of health care processes and systems. Even experienced data users will find valuable resources among the tools and cases that enrich The Health Care Data Guide. Practical and step-by-step, this book spotlights statistical process control (SPC) and develops a philosophy, a strategy, and a set of methods for ongoing improvement to yield better outcomes. Provost and Murray reveal how to put SPC into practice for a wide range of applications including evaluating current process performance, searching for ideas for and determining evidence of improvement, and tracking and documenting sustainability of improvement. A comprehensive overview of graphical methods in SPC includes Shewhart charts, run charts, frequency plots, Pareto analysis, and scatter diagrams. Other topics include stratification and rational sub-grouping of data and methods to help predict performance of processes. Illustrative examples and case studies encourage users to evaluate their knowledge and skills interactively and provide opportunity to develop additional skills and confidence in displaying and interpreting data. Companion Web site: www.josseybass.com/go/provost
Download or read book The Medical Library Association Guide to Developing Consumer Health Collections written by Claire B. Joseph and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative book guides both library graduate school students and seasoned librarians from academic, health sciences, and public libraries, to develop, maintain, nurture, and advertise consumer health collections. It covers all that is involved in developing a new consumer health library.
Download or read book A Consumer s Guide to Health Care Services written by Stephen Joseph Williams and published by Business & Professional Division. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cultural Competence in Health Care written by Anne Rundle and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2002-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A manual written for health care professionals who care for patients from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. First developed by doctors and nurses at Children's Hospital in Boston, it contains detailed, practical information for working with dozens of religious and cultural groups and is designed to help providers best meet needs of their ethnically diverse patients while satisfying stringent new regulatory standards for culturally sensitive care.
Download or read book Case Management in Healthcare written by Peggy Rossi and published by Saunders. This book was released on 1999 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Case Management in Health Care" is a comprehensive reference designed to educate nurses and other health care professionals on the processes involved in case management. This reference discusses interventions and collaboration efforts that are necessary to move the patient through the continuum of care. It explores the changes in case management and it explains the financial, legal, and service aspects of this field. It is appropriate for nursing students (undergraduate and graduate) as well as for practicing case managers. • Focuses on the most current topics that are based on the changes and trends in case management and health care. • Addresses health care policies, laws and regulations as they apply to a case manager's day-to-day responsibilities. • Presents the basics on health insurance and the alternate funding programs equipping case managers to become active advocates for their patients. • Explores the pitfalls and barriers frequently encountered when locating appropriate patient resources, and explains how to overcome them. • Discusses various levels of care and treatment settings outside the acute care setting (ex. skilled nursing facility and home health care). • Explains the increasing number of case management models that are being used in various clinical settings. • Compares the roles and responsibilities of a utilization manager and a case manager, emphasizing the need for their collective efforts in providing quality patient care. • Case Management and Technology, focuses on systems support, technology tools and resources, meaningful reporting, using the Internet, and video conferencing in relation to effectively serving patients. • Quality Management for Case Managers, covers guidelines for quality management, organization standards and practices, accountability, increasing customer satisfaction, and measuring utilization and costs. • Audits, identifies auditing entities and discusses development of successful competency programs to meet regulatory standards specific to case management. • The Importance of Credentialing, discusses the significance of credentialing as the start of the quality process of an organization. • Discusses new modalities for case management such as demand management, care management, drug state management, and disability management. • Addresses the complexity of the moral and ethical issues facing today's case managers. • Includes content on worker's compensation, on-site vs. telephonic case management, and tools to improve the case management practice. • Tips and training tools for care givers are updated to include agencies, literature, and various web sites dedicated to care giving. • Expanded content on legal and legislative issues such as the Balanced Budget Act (BBA), Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). • Provides current coverage of funding and insurance programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Children's health coverage, Veteran's benefits, and TRICARE. • Content in Complex Care and Post Acute Care units have been expanded to include the latest advances in emergency care, hospice, and managing geriatric, transplant, mentally ill patients. • Each chapter begins with Objectives that list key points and focus the reader on essential content to better prepare them for learning. • Suggested Websites and Resources listed at the end of chapter provide reader with opportunity for further study and research. • End of Chapter Exercises (1-5 questions) promote active learning and application of pertinent content.
Download or read book The Quality Handbook for Health Care Organizations written by Yosef D. Dlugacz and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2004-04-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quality Handbook for Health Care Organizations This important book is a practical, theory-based resource on the topic of health care quality management written for health care administrators and practitioners. It offers the tools needed to help managers make decisions, prioritize resources (financial and human), and analyze and improve the care they deliver. The Handbook offers a hands-on approach to specific topics such as the implementation of managerial goals, instructions for developing accurate measurements for evaluating care, the utilization of data as a basis for process improvement, exploration of quality management tools and techniques, guidelines for the complex integration of collaborative services in health care, and methods for effective communication and improving accountability. In addition, the book is filled with illustrative examples of methods for ensuring appropriate oversight of clinical and quality activities, offers solutions for addressing and preventing adverse events, and explores the important people-to-people interactions that ultimately define excellence in medical care. Praise for The Quality Handbook for Health Care Organizations "The Quality Handbook for Health Care Organizations offers students of health care policy and management a unique opportunity to learn firsthand from one of the nation’s leading experts in health care quality. Dr. Dlugacz’s passion for promoting the highest ideals of quality in health care should inspire future generations of health care professionals." –Alan M. Leiken, chair, Department of Health Care Policy and Management, School of Health Care Policy and Management, School of Health Technology and Management, Health Sciences Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook "This outstanding book combines both the quantitative aspects of data collection and analysis with the critical human behaviors that make up a health care institution’s culture. Only when these two factors combine do true ‘quality’ decisions and patient care result." –Stuart R. Levine, author, The Six Fundamentals of Success "The Quality Handbook reflects the authors’ combination of technical know-how, years of experience, and the enthusiasm for the complex challenge of their work." –Margaret E. O’Kane, president, National Committee of Quality Assurance
Download or read book The Future of the Public s Health in the 21st Century written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation's public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny that added new dimensions to the complex issues considered in this report. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century reaffirms the vision of Healthy People 2010, and outlines a systems approach to assuring the nation's health in practice, research, and policy. This approach focuses on joining the unique resources and perspectives of diverse sectors and entities and challenges these groups to work in a concerted, strategic way to promote and protect the public's health. Focusing on diverse partnerships as the framework for public health, the book discusses: The need for a shift from an individual to a population-based approach in practice, research, policy, and community engagement. The status of the governmental public health infrastructure and what needs to be improved, including its interface with the health care delivery system. The roles nongovernment actors, such as academia, business, local communities and the media can play in creating a healthy nation. Providing an accessible analysis, this book will be important to public health policy-makers and practitioners, business and community leaders, health advocates, educators and journalists.
