Customer Reviews

Health Care Management: Organization Design and Behavior

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This book was required for my Health Care Management course, but I wish they would find a different text to use.

The authors seemed to take a handful of buzzwords, mix them up with citations from other texts, and then add a few of their own insights for the sake of originality. Here is an excerpt:

"To acheive the organization's targeted strategic outcomes, the manager must create distinctive competencies within the organization by integrating resources, capabilities, and technology."

Although the book is flush with cited material, it seems to provide very little original material, and practically no personal anecdotes from the authors. The book reads as if the authors have practically no experience in the health care management field.

The overabundance of citations, the lack of personal accounts, and the wealth of undefined buzzwords made this book thoroughly boring for me.

The book provides practical concepts for healthcare administrators. The extensive use of charts, tables and diagrams has been very helpful in presenting complex concept. Even though many of the concepts presented are not new, the practical examples cited helps to bring out present application of the concept.

While the book has been written in the US setting, I find it applicable to my work in Thailand. I intend to use the book for the administration residency program which we are conducting at our group of hospitals.

I find the textbook is quite different from the 4th edition. My professor uses notes he created using that edition so it's difficult to follow. Other than that it's okay.

I ordered this through a gauranteed site on Amazon. It was $130 cheaper then the bookstore at the college I am attending. It was brand new and arrived within three days. I could not ask for more (except that the book would be more understandable). Thanks Amazon for your gaurantee.

Patricia Holden

This book is an okay read- just hard to read parts of it. Very difficult to read the 'extras' in the chapters as they are a magenta pink against a medium grey background so have good lighting just above your head or the book and read with your glasses on. Don't know why the Professor wanted us to get this as he covers everything needed in the copious slide presentation he does. Interesting stories about management but most of them are in the hard to read areas. Good luck!

This book came in handy when I needed it for school. The information was informative. For someone that's in school and doing on-line courses like me; this book was right on time for my assignments

My book arrive within 1 week of purchase. The book was in excellent condition. I will order again from company.

Similar to many other books on healthcare organizational behavior, informative and less waffle than other books I have encountered on the subject.

When I placed this order, I paid for expidited service however the company sent the book by priority mail instead. I placed my order on the 19th, it wasn't sent out until the 21st. I did not receive it until the 25th. A day late for my class. I contacted Amazon and the company, each blamed the other for the pricing difference. Neither refunded me the money for the difference. I would not trust this company again.

Book arrived within several days and is in very good condition Only slight highlighting and some penned underlining in first few chapters. Met my expectations or above.