Introduction to Health Care Management

Introduction to Health Care Management

Author: Buchbinder

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2016-03-28

Total Pages: 705

ISBN-13: 128408101X

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This concise, reader-friendly, introductory healthcare management text covers a wide variety of healthcare settings, from hospitals to nursing homes and clinics. Filled with examples to engage the reader’s imagination, the important issues in healthcare management, such as ethics, cost management, strategic planning and marketing, information technology, and human resources, are all thoroughly covered.


A Study Guide to Essentials of Managed Health Care, Fourth Edition

A Study Guide to Essentials of Managed Health Care, Fourth Edition

Author: Peter Reid Kongstvedt

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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How can you help students master the complexities of managed health care? For years, instructors nationwide have counted on one text to convey a solid understanding of fundamental concepts -- Peter R. Kongstvedt's "Essentials of Managed Health Care". Now in its Fourth Edition, this best selling textbook continues to supply a clear and accessible explanation of how managed care actually works. Web site serves as a launching pad to numerous activities and resources where ready-to-use PowerPoint slides, additional readings organized by chapter, and a test bank for instructors are available.


Health Insurance and Managed Care

Health Insurance and Managed Care

Author: Peter R. Kongstvedt

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2019-02-14

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 128415209X

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Health Insurance and Managed Care: What They Are and How They Work is a concise introduction to the workings of health insurance and managed care within the American health care system. Written in clear and accessible language, this text offers an historical overview of managed care before walking the reader through the organizational structures, concepts, and practices of the health insurance and managed care industry. The Fifth Edition is a thorough update that addresses the current status of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), including political pressures that have been partially successful in implementing changes. This new edition also explores the changes in provider payment models and medical management methodologies that can affect managed care plans and health insurer.


CPHIMS Review Guide

CPHIMS Review Guide

Author: Himss

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-07-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781498772457

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Whether you're taking the CPHIMS exam, or simply want the most current and comprehensive overview in healthcare information and management systems today - this completely revised and updated third edition has it all. But for those preparing for the CPHIMS exam, this book is an ideal study partner. The content reflects the exam content outline covering healthcare and technology environments; systems analysis, design, selection, implementation, support, maintenance, testing, evaluation, privacy and security; and administration leadership management. Candidates can challenge themselves with the sample multiple choice questions at the end of the book.


Essentials of Public Health

Essentials of Public Health

Author: Guthrie S. Birkhead

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2020-03-18

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1284173259

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As one of the foundational texts in the Essential Public Health series, Essentials of Public Health, Fourth Edition -- formerly authored by Turnock -- is an excellent introduction to the field of public health, covering public health practice, government public health, and careers in public health. After defining Public Health and looking at the current U.S. public health system and practice, the book looks at population health measurement, policy development, and collaboration between the public health and the health system. Final chapters explore career opportunities in public health administration, epidemiology, public health nursing, and health education as well as emerging ones such as health information technologists, emergency managers, and more. Helpful learning tools such as chapter exercises and discussion questions, making it an ideal text to prepare your students for the profession of public health.


Economics for Healthcare Managers

Economics for Healthcare Managers

Author: Robert H. Lee

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781567931303

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Annotation Explains basic economic concepts that can simplify and improve management decisions that healthcare managers need to make. Shows how economics relates to numerous healthcare concerns, offering specific examples and cases that illustrate how economics provides a framework for understanding costs, market demand, competition, and profitability. Other topics include elasticities, supply and demand analysis, and strategic behavior. Includes a glossary. Assumes no background in economics. Lee is affiliated with the department of health policy and management at the School of Medicine of the University of Kansas. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).


Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management

Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management

Author: Finkler

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2018-02-05

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1284124932

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Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management is ideal for an introductory course in financial accounting in both undergraduate and graduate programs. With a focus on basic accounting in health care management, this essential book contains the vocabulary of and an introduction to the tools and concepts employed by finance officers. Students will learn how to assess financial information, ask the appropriate questions, and understand the jargon-laden answers.


AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Pocket Handbook, Second Edition

AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing Pocket Handbook, Second Edition

Author: Marianne Chulay

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-05-24

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0071702733

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Essential Data Critical Care Nurses Must Know Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, this go-anywhere handbook features tables and figures that encapsulate all the information required to give safe and effective care to critically ill patients. Contents include: Critical Care Drug Tables • Normal Values for Laboratory Tests and Physiologic Parameters • Lists of Assessment Components • Cardiac Rhythms: ECG Characteristics and Treatment Guides, Including Sample Rhythm Strips • 12-Lead ECG Changes in Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Infarct • Troubleshooting Guide for Hemodynamic Monitoring Equipment • Indications for Mechanical Ventilation • Weaning Assessment Tool • ACLS Algorithms.