A comprehensive reference book to help understand clinical and management terms, acronyms and jargon used within the NHS. Aimed at all healthcare professionals and those in contact with the NHS and health industry, it includes terms used throughout Primary, Secondary and Social Health Care.
This eagerly awaited new edition has been updated and expanded and contains new material on assessing Personal Development Plans (PDPs). It provides a framework for general practitioners to demonstrate they have engaged in appropriate educational activity essential for revalidation. The author employs his perspective as a full-time general practitioner and GP tutor to show how PDPs can be produced and used and includes practical exercises advice examples and straightforward summaries. This guide is essential reading for every GP and GP tutor.
This authoritative and timely dictionary is the result of a collaborative effort led by the HIMSS Standards Task Force in response to a need to define terms and acronyms used in the healthcare informatics community. The HIMSS Dictionary of Healthcare Information Technology Terms, Acronyms and Organizations is the ideal quick reference for health IT professionals and the essential resource for executives, clinicians, academics and students, government staff and other professionals who need a reference tool for understanding the terminology and acronyms of this growing field.
This provides a comprehensive, research-based introduction to healthcare management. The book takes an international perspective and draws links between the theory and practice of healthcare management and how best practice might be achieved within healthcare systems.
Management practices within the healthcare sector are shaped by a multitude of professional, social, political and technical factors. This Elgar Encyclopedia of Healthcare Management provides clarity with holistic definitions and descriptions of essential healthcare systems, leadership and administration. Both engaging with new principles of care and existing themes within managerial practices, it offers a broad look into management within the ever-evolving sector.
This bestselling health IT dictionary has been significantly expanded in its third edition. This timely dictionary has been developed and extensively reviewed by more than 50 industry experts. It contains more than 2,900 health IT and related terms and acronyms, and includes mission summaries and contact information for more than 330 healthcare organizations and associations. The HIMSS Dictionary of Healthcare Information Technology Terms, Acronyms and Organizationsis the ideal quick reference for health IT professionals and the essential resource for executives, clinicians, academics, consultants, government staff and other professionals who need a reference tool for understanding the terminology and acronyms for this growing field. This valuable resource includes: definition of terms for the information technology and clinical, medical, and nursing informatics fields; acronyms with cross-references to current definitions; a list of health IT-related associations and organizations, including contact information, mission statements, and web addresses; academic and certification credentials used in healthcare.
This significantly expanded and newest edition of the bestselling HIMSS Dictionary of Health Information and Technology Terms, Acronyms and Organizations has been developed and extensively reviewed by a robust team of industry experts. The fifth edition of this dictionary serves as a quick reference for students, health information and technology (IT) professionals, and healthcare executives to better navigate the ever-growing health IT field. This valuable resource includes more than 3,400 definitions, organizations, credentials, acronyms and references. Definitions of terms for the health IT, medical and nursing informatics fields are updated and included. This fifth edition also includes an acronyms list with cross references to current definitions and a list of health IT-related associations and organizations, including contact information, mission statements and web addresses. Academic and professional certification credentials are also included. As a mission driven non-profit, HIMSS offers a unique depth and breadth of expertise in health innovation, public policy, workforce development, research and analytics to advise global leaders, stakeholders and influencers on best practices in health information and technology. Through our innovation companies, HIMSS delivers key insights, education and engaging events to healthcare providers, governments and market suppliers, ensuring they have the right information at the point of decision. As an association, HIMSS encompasses more than 72,000 individual members and 630 corporate members. We partner with hundreds of providers, academic institutions and health services organizations on strategic initiatives that leverage innovative information and technology. Together, we work to improve health, access and the quality and cost-effectiveness of healthcare. HIMSS Vision Better health through information and technology. HIMSS Mission Globally, lead endeavors optimizing health engagements and care outcomes through information and technology.
Many of the chapters in this book deals with the principles of management to be applied by the hospital managers and administrators to guide them and make them understand their responsibilities. This book is briefly explains the important and essential aspects of hospital planning, design, organization of outpatient and inpatient departments, management of hospital human resources, maintenance of medical record section, hospital waste management like collection, segregation, transport and disposal of hospital waste products, management of hospital infection control system, marketing of health service, public relations in hospitals, ethics in medical practice and other various aspects of hospital administration which is useful ready guide for hospital administrators. This book will certainly help many doctors, hospital administrators, nurses, paramedical staff, hospital management post graduate students and other medical fraternity. Dr. D. L. Ramachandra
As developed economies enter a period of slower growth, emerging economies such as India have become prime examples of how more can be achieved with less. Bringing together experience and expertise from across the healthcare industry, this book examines innovations that can bring about real advances in the healthcare industry. Innovations in H