Ambulatory Care in Integrated Delivery Systems (J-B AHA Press) [Paperback]

Alan M. Zuckerman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1998 | ISBN-10: 1556482264 | ISBN-13: 978-1556482267 | Edition: 1

This book is designed to help health care executives prepare for the current and future challenges of ambulatory care planning, development, and management. It thoroughly examines the trAnds in financing, technology, and consumer demands that are fueling the ambulatory care revolution. The role of ambulatory care in integrated delivery systems is explored with practical strategies for taking advantage of the restructuring health care delivery system.

Also included are five case studies that highlight the ambulatory care successes and struggles of a varied group of providers: a suburban health system, a regionally oriented rural health system, an urban health system and its physicians, an academic medical center, and a for-profit ambulatory care provider.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Alan Zuckerman presents both background and a rationale for development and approaches to ambulatory care. . . . it is a very informative, easy to review, and well-organized text." —David T. Brooks

"Ambulatory Care in Integrated Delivery Systems offers a clear, intelligent consideration of some of the major forces shaping the future of health care. . . . provides useful guidance and case studies that will be especially valuable to health care executives leading fast-paced change." —Fred L. Brown, FACHE

"Ambulatory care newcomers and seasoned veterans alike will find Zuckerman's outlines and critical thinking points to be extremely helpful in assessing their own organization's strategic position. An excellent tool for realistically developing a strategic planning model for ambulatory care." —James John Potyraj

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This book is designed to help health care executives prepare for the current and future challenges of ambulatory care planning, development, and management. It thoroughly examines the trAnds in financing, technology, and consumer demands that are fueling the ambulatory care revolution. The role of ambulatory care in integrated delivery systems is explored with practical strategies for taking advantage of the restructuring health care delivery system.Also included are five case studies that highlight the ambulatory care successes and struggles of a varied group of providers: a suburban health system, a regionally oriented rural health system, an urban health system and its physicians, an academic medical center, and a for-profit ambulatory care provider.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 137 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (September 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556482264
• ISBN-13: 978-1556482267
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,309,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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