This book is the definitive resource on managing all aspects of a healthcare delivery organization-from attracting patients to improving the quality of care to managing the physical plant. This new edition includes extensively updated chapters on information systems, performance measurement and quality improvement, physician organization design, clinical support services, and nursing. Not strictly hospital-based, the book emphasizes the importance of the continuum of care and includes a new chapter on prevention and non-acute services. This practical guide includesnumerous graphs, charts, and figures. The first edition of this book won the prestigious American College of Healthcare Executives Hamilton Book Award.
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John R. Griffith, FACHE, is Andrew Pattullo Collegiate Professor, Department of Health Services Management and Policy, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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I am new to the health care business and this book is very easy to understand. I do recommend that you read and discuss each chapter in a group setting to hear different opinions on the information.
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After 25 plus years in healthcare as an RN The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization brought all aspects of the healthcare organizations into focus and alignment. The most influencial book about healthcare I've ever read. A must for every healthcare worker!
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clinical support services, nursing organization, clinical performance, corporate boards, worthwhile work, national health expenditures, physician volume, hospital volume, acute myocardial infarction, annual environmental assessment, patient management protocols, nonacute services, accountability hierarchy, new programs budget, accountability centers, physician representation, clinical service lines, performance improvement teams, functional protocols, medical staff organization, equitable care, nonacute care, outreach care, physician organization, associate satisfaction Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Health Administration Press, New York, The Caring Organization, Health Care, Joint Commission, United States, Journal of Healthcare Management, Healthcare Financial Management, Health Affairs, Thinking Forward, San Francisco, Medical Care, Human Resources System, Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Relating Healthcare Organizations, Hospital Management, Harvard Business Review, Health Services Research, The Revolution, Institute of Medicine Committee, The Physician Organization, National Academics Press, American Hospital Association, Community Health, Their Environment Browse Sample Pages:
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