Healthcare Management

This book details 50 of the most commonly used policies and plans in free-standing ambulatory care centers. The policies and plans discussed meet the standards and regulations of Medicare, the Joint Commission, and AAAHC. Explaining when and how to use the plans and policies, the authors detail the ..

Based on Hiroyuki Hirano's classic 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace and modeled after the Shingo Prize-winning Shopfloor Series for Lean Manufacturers, this work adopts a proven reader-friendly format to impart all the information needed to understand and efficiently implement lean methodology in a..

This book broadly adopts a resource management lens, viewing the healthcare sector from the perspective of information, material, and financial flows, to underlying problems with the delivery system. The book identifies the root causes of the problems plaguing healthcare systems and provides a thoro..

Since adapting the principles of the Toyota Production System to health care in 2002, Virginia Mason Health System has made enormous leaps forward in quality, safety, patient experience of care, and affordability. This book supplies an inside look at the lessons learned as well as the best practices..

Mastery of quality healthcare and patient safety begins the moment clinicians and administrative staff start acquiring practical experience. The acquisition of experience includes more than sensory motor skills and basic science knowledge. It relies on effective reasoning, decision making, and commu..

With more people living longer lives, there is increased importance in the health care industry on improving services for the elderly. This comprehensive book gives an expert overview of the topics and challenges, along with imperative ethical and legal frameworks. The book also details existing pro..

Describing the evolution of nursing informatics from its origins to current practice in today’s complex, diverse healthcare environment, this book offers the next generation of nurse informaticists a keen understanding of the discipline, best practices, and its scope of influence in healthcare. Spec..

Analysing Health Care Organizations links the world of health policy and management with the academic field of organization studies in a novel way, exploring the main developments in UK health care management the last thirty years through the application of organizational theories and perspectives...

Health policy has become a contested arena for political and social debate over the last two decades. Analysing Health Policy: Sociological Approaches is an accessible text which places empirical research findings within the context of both contemporary policy debates and general approaches to polic..

Health policy has become a contested arena for political and social debate over the last two decades. Analysing Health Policy: Sociological Approaches is an accessible text which places empirical research findings within the context of both contemporary policy debates and general approaches to polic..

The research papers and case studies contained in this volume explore the technique of group work in higher education. The contributors explore project work, self-development groups, the management of group projects, peer evaluation and learning-team techniques...

This book explores the practical aspects of setting up and assessing the quality of health checks. It is the first book to support clinicians and managers in enhancing the value of health checks in improving health outcomes, an increasingly essential goal for health services. The book will help maxi..