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The Yale Management Guide for Physicians

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The practice of medicine has become increasingly complex. Sadly, for many who chose the field to care for people, it is becoming more and more of a business. Rimar, a professor at Yale and a Director of their medical group, developed a course for doctors to educate them in the realities of management and business. The Yale School of Management is a co-sponsor of this effort. Rimar has accomplished what no other physician has been able to do in this area. Perhaps because he is also a practicing anesthesiologist, he knows how to communicate with physicians and other healthcare professionals. This book is superbly written, of great practical value and belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who is interested in or considers him or herself an expert in health care.

This book is a general management textbook with a title targeting physicians. While the first section has some information about the current state of the healthcare industry, the remaining core sections of the book on financial management, organizational management, and management skills could be stripped out of just about any management text. This book will give you high level concepts of business management and some general business skills such as how to read a financial statement, but will provide no nuts-and-bolts instruction on how to setup and manage your healthcare practice.