Download or read book Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems written by Beaufort B. Longest (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthcare managers and students learn how to tackle the challenging issues facing today's health services administrators with this comprehensive text trusted for more than 35 years. Thoroughly revised and updated, the new sixth edition keeps pace with the changing healthcare landscape in the United States and with the demands placed on its healthcare leaders. Grounded in the practices of continuous quality and performance improvement at all levels of an organization, the latest edition of this widely acclaimed text examines virtually every aspect of health services leadership and management, from day-to-day decision making to personnel and resource management to transformational change processes. Instructive to students preparing for careers in health services management and as a permanent reference for current health services executives, Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems is the most definitive and comprehensive resource available New to the 6th edition: - Updated content in every chapter - More than 30 engaging new case studies - Fully updated glossary of abbreviations - New sections on project management, emergency preparedness, patient and staff safety, infection control, employee stress, hazardous materials, "sharps" injuries, workplace violence, and waste management
Download or read book Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems written by Beaufort B. Longest and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experts in health administration have authored a revised and enhanced edition of the standard text for health services managers! The crisp and readable fourth edition of this widely acclaimed text examines virtually every aspect of health services management, with a new emphasis on health systems, a thorough update of all material, and new or revised cases and questions in every chapter.While providing comprehensive coverage of the conceptual frameworks for managing the organization and delivery of health services, the fourth edition highlights the management challenges presented by the increasingly prevalent systems structure in American health care. This important new emphasis joins a host of improvements to the book including: -- More than 75 new and revised cases-- New discussion questions among the hundreds in the text-- A significantly enhanced problem-solving chapter-- More tables, figures, diagrams and visual aids-- Enhanced sections on managed care and alternate delivery mechanisms-- Attention to nontraditional and alternative medicine-- Expanded and updated bibliographies for each chapter-- Improved instructor's manualThe revision has been extensive. That's why you can be confident that Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems, Fourth Edition, still brings you the same comprehensive information you've come to expect on every aspect of health services management, from managerial problem solving, resource allocation and utilization, management functions and roles, and organizational culture, to continuous quality improvement, human resources, interorganizational relationships, and facilitation of change.Over 200 colleges anduniversities trust this text to teach their students how to tackle the challenging issues facing today's health services managers. Hundreds of thought-provoking discussion questions and intriguing case studies let students
Download or read book Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems written by Kurt Darr and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-12 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trusted professional reference and a teaching text, the new edition of Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems continues to provide the most comprehensive coverage available of the leadership, financial understanding, and conceptual frameworks required to effectively manage the delivery of health services in the U.S. Emphasizing continuous quality and performance improvement throughout the organization, the authors explore essential knowledge and skills required for success in areas that include managerial problem solving, resource allocation and utilization, effective communication, organizational culture, human resources, facilitation of change, and ethical and legal responsibilities. This fully updated, reorganized, and revised 7th edition contains new content on information technology, artificial intelligence, and financial/quantitative analysis currently in widespread demand. Ninety case studies with discussion questions sharpen readers' problem-solving skills while inviting them further into the real world of hospital administration. Instructor materials are available with this text and include: PowerPoint presentations Test banks and answer keys Learning objectives Instructor manual Figures and tables PLUS a PDF of all acronyms used in the text
Download or read book Managing Health Services Organizations written by Jonathon S. Rakich and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Human Resources in Health Care Organizations written by Leiyu Shi and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light on complex theoretical language, this relevant, accessible text offers a hands-on approach to studying human resources in various healthcare systems such as hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, managed care settings, private practices, and public health clinics. The book can be used as a stand-alone textbook in undergraduate or graduate level courses on human resources. With its practice-oriented approach, it is also a valuable resource for current health care organizations.
Download or read book Human Resources Management for Health Care Organizations written by Joan E. Pynes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive guide to the essential areas of health care human resources management, and is an immediately useful practical handbook for practitioners as well as a textbook for use health care management programs. Written by the authors of Handbook for the New Health Care Manager and Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, the book covers the context of human resources management in the unique health care business arena from a strategic perspective includes SHRM and human resources planning, organizational culture and assessment, and the legal environment of human resources management. Managing volunteers and job analysis performance appraisal instruments, training and development programs, and recruitment, targeted selection and hiring techniques are covered. Compensation policies and practices, employer-provided benefits management, implementation of training and organizational development programs, as well as labor-management relations for health care organizations and healthcare human resource information technology are covered, with practical examples and proven strategies amply provided in each chapter.
Download or read book Managing Health Organizations for Quality and Performance written by L. Fleming Fallon (Jr.) and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cases in Health Services Management written by Jonathon S. Rakich and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Health Programs and Projects written by Beaufort B. Longest, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-06-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential resource shows how to effectively organize, implement, and evaluate health programs and projects. Managing Health Programs and Projects clearly defines and describes the work of managers in health programs and projects. The book explores the decision-making process, defines the process of communicating, probes the fundamentals of program planning, explains budgeting, covers staffing for programs and projects, and explains how leaders motivate participants in health programs and projects.
Download or read book Focused Operations Management for Health Services Organizations written by Boaz Ronen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focused Operations Management for Health Services Organizations offers managers and staff the practical knowledge and tools they need to accomplish much more within existing resources. This text identifies common bottlenecks and constraints and focuses on the critical issues and processes faced by managers in the health care field. The book provides tools to significantly improve organizational operations as well as enhance quality and customer satisfaction without increasing the use of physical, human, and financial resources.
Download or read book Management of Hospitals and Health Services written by Rockwell Schulz and published by Beard Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is a provocative and useful compendium of ideas and historic perspectives that are current and applicable. It is a worthy contribution to the health care literature."
Download or read book Managing Health Services written by Goodwin, Nick and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health care systems are highly complex and dynamic. Different systems around the world vary in the way services are managed yet, regardless of these differences, the need for effective managers and managerial leaders is essential in allowing organizations or professionals to achieve specific goals. This book provides an understanding of the concepts of management, managerial leadership and governance within health care systems. It provides a thorough introduction to, and conceptual framework for, the analysis of health systems management and goes on to examine fundamental management tasks, including: Managing income and finances Managing people Managing strategy and change Managing results
Download or read book Hospitals Health Care Organizations written by David Edward Marcinko and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the expertise of decision-making professionals, leaders, and managers in health care organizations, Hospitals & Health Care Organizations: Management Strategies, Operational Techniques, Tools, Templates, and Case Studies addresses decreasing revenues, increasing costs, and growing consumer expectations in today’s increasingly competitive health care market. Offering practical experience and applied operating vision, the authors integrate Lean managerial applications, and regulatory perspectives with real-world case studies, models, reports, charts, tables, diagrams, and sample contracts. The result is an integration of post PP-ACA market competition insight with Lean management and operational strategies vital to all health care administrators, comptrollers, and physician executives. The text is divided into three sections: Managerial Fundamentals Policy and Procedures Strategies and Execution Using an engaging style, the book is filled with authoritative guidance, practical health care–centered discussions, templates, checklists, and clinical examples to provide you with the tools to build a clinically efficient system. Its wide-ranging coverage includes hard-to-find topics such as hospital inventory management, capital formation, and revenue cycle enhancement. Health care leadership, governance, and compliance practices like OSHA, HIPAA, Sarbanes–Oxley, and emerging ACO model policies are included. Health 2.0 information technologies, EMRs, CPOEs, and social media collaboration are also covered, as are 5S, Six Sigma, and other logistical enhancing flow-through principles. The result is a must-have, "how-to" book for all industry participants.
Download or read book Institutional Change and Healthcare Organizations written by W. Richard Scott and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The changes in the US healthcare system since World War II are documented here, from new technologies, service-delivery arrangements, to financing mechanisms and underlying sets of organizing principles. The authors illustrate the work with five types of healthcare organizations.
Download or read book Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems written by Beaufort B. Longest and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Care Information Systems written by Karen A. Wager and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-02-08 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BESTSELLING GUIDE, UPDATED WITH A NEW INFORMATION FOR TODAY'S HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT Health Care Information Systems is the newest version of the acclaimed text that offers the fundamental knowledge and tools needed to manage information and information resources effectively within a wide variety of health care organizations. It reviews the major environmental forces that shape the national health information landscape and offers guidance on the implementation, evaluation, and management of health care information systems. It also reviews relevant laws, regulations, and standards and explores the most pressing issues pertinent to senior level managers. It covers: Proven strategies for successfully acquiring and implementing health information systems. Efficient methods for assessing the value of a system. Changes in payment reform initiatives. New information on the role of information systems in managing in population health. A wealth of updated case studies of organizations experiencing management-related system challenges.
Download or read book Leading and Managing Health Services written by Gary E. Day and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading and Managing Health Services: An Australasian Perspective provides a comprehensive overview of leadership and management in health services with a particular focus on the Australasian context. This text aims to help students develop leadership and management skills, and to critically analyse the issues they will face in practical health service settings. The book features a contemporary approach to learning, in line with the Health LEADS Australia framework which focuses on five key leadership attributes: Leads self, Engages systems, Achieves outcomes, Drives innovations and Shapes systems. Further, it offers a rich pedagogy both in the text and companion website. Chapters include case studies to provide examples of management and leadership issues in healthcare settings, and a wealth of reflective, short answer and multiple-choice questions to extend student learning. Written by respected Australian academics and industry experts, this text will equip health professional students with practical skills to successfully manage change and innovation.
