Hospital Administration and Management: A Comprehensive Guide

Hospital Administration and Management: A Comprehensive Guide

Author: Dr. Ashwani Gupta

Publisher: Academic Guru Publishing House

Published: 2023-09-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 8196160062

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In an era of fast advances in medical research, new technology, and changing patient requirements, good hospital management and administration have become critical to providing efficient, high-quality healthcare services. "Hospital Management and Administration" is a comprehensive and necessary resource for healthcare workers striving to flourish in the complex realm of hospital administration. The book begins by delving into the fundamentals of hospital administration, setting the platform for readers to understand the basic ideas of leadership, strategic planning, and organizational growth. It offers readers with the skills needed to create revolutionary change and promote a culture of continuous improvement, with a focus on evidence-based practices. This book goes into financial methods, budgeting procedures, and income production models geared to the healthcare sector. Furthermore, it sheds light on the complexity of healthcare insurance, payment systems, and cost-control mechanisms, providing advice on how to maximize financial sustainability while providing excellent patient care. This book takes a deep dive into the implementation of digital solutions in hospital operations, including electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, and data analytics. This is done in recognition of the transformative potential of technology in the healthcare industry. It equips readers to utilize innovation for long-term success by emphasizing the role of technology in enhancing efficiency and patient outcomes.


Handbook of Home Health Care Administration

Handbook of Home Health Care Administration

Author: Marilyn D. Harris

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2010-10-25

Total Pages: 1000

ISBN-13: 1449617417

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Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition. Handbook of Home Health Care, Fifth Edition has been completely revised and updated to provide up-to-date, specific, authoritative guidance for the successful administration and management of home health care agencies. An excellent, comprehensive text, this Handbook addresses detailed legal and legislative issues, case management processes, and state-of-the-art technology.


Handbook of Research on Healthcare Administration and Management

Handbook of Research on Healthcare Administration and Management

Author: Wickramasinghe, Nilmini

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-08-23

Total Pages: 858

ISBN-13: 1522509216

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Effective healthcare delivery is a vital concern for citizens and communities across the globe. The numerous facets of this industry require constant re-evaluation and optimization of management techniques. The Handbook of Research on Healthcare Administration and Management is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on emerging strategies and methods for delivering optimal healthcare opportunities and solutions. Highlighting issues relating to decision making, process optimization, and technological applications, this book is ideally designed for policy makers, administrators, students, professionals, and researchers interested in achieving superior healthcare solutions.


Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations

Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations

Author: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-04-27

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 0470300175

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Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, Student Edition This comprehensive textbook provides a complete introduction to risk management in health care. Risk Management Handbook, Student Edition, covers general risk management techniques; standards of health care risk management administration; federal, state and local laws; and methods for integrating patient safety and enterprise risk management into a comprehensive risk management program. The Student Edition is applicable to all health care settings including acute care hospital to hospice, and long term care. Written for students and those new to the topic, each chapter highlights key points and learning objectives, lists key terms, and offers questions for discussion. An instructor's supplement with cases and other material is also available. American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) is a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association with more than 5,000 members representing health care, insurance, law, and other related professions. ASHRM promotes effective and innovative risk management strategies and professional leadership through education, recognition, advocacy, publications, networking, and interactions with leading health care organizations and government agencies. ASHRM initiatives focus on developing and implementing safe and effective patient care practices, preserving financial resources, and maintaining safe working environments.


A Guide to Hospital Administration and Planning

A Guide to Hospital Administration and Planning

Author: Dinesh Bhatia

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-02-05

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 9811966923

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This book is a compilation of work by experts from the different domains of the healthcare industry, ranging from hospital planning to quality management, clinical services to disaster management.Healthcare organizations, being diverse, sensitive, and intricate, warrant thorough and flawless planning. The structure should be not only operationally efficient but also safe for its occupants and visitors. It starts with a brief introduction of the healthcare sector at different levels. It also attempts to justify how the changing healthcare landscape paved the way for establishing a contemporary and ever-evolving specialty of Hospital planning and designing, which is dynamic and frequently requires continuous improvements and updates. Clinical and non-clinical departments have been separately classified in this book, and their respective standards and guidelines have been incorporated while describing the planning concepts. Critical areas of a hospital such as ICU, CCU have been detailed precisely as the operational requirements and level of different sophistication required. A chapter on security aspects and disaster management has also been thoroughly envisioned based on the current scenario at the global level. Issues and management of Hospital Acquired Infection are explained in different chapters based on its relevance and application in that particular area.


Handbook of Healthcare Operations Management

Handbook of Healthcare Operations Management

Author: Brian T. Denton

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-02-28

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 1461458854

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From the Preface: Collectively, the chapters in this book address application domains including inpatient and outpatient services, public health networks, supply chain management, and resource constrained settings in developing countries. Many of the chapters provide specific examples or case studies illustrating the applications of operations research methods across the globe, including Africa, Australia, Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Chapters 1-4 review operations research methods that are most commonly applied to health care operations management including: queuing, simulation, and mathematical programming. Chapters 5-7 address challenges related to inpatient services in hospitals such as surgery, intensive care units, and hospital wards. Chapters 8-10 cover outpatient services, the fastest growing part of many health systems, and describe operations research models for primary and specialty care services, and how to plan for patient no-shows. Chapters 12 – 16 cover topics related to the broader integration of health services in the context of public health, including optimizing the location of emergency vehicles, planning for mass vaccination events, and the coordination among different parts of a health system. Chapters 17-18 address supply chain management within hospitals, with a focus on pharmaceutical supply management, and the challenges of managing inventory for nursing units. Finally, Chapters 19-20 provide examples of important and emerging research in the realm of humanitarian logistics.


Handbook of Health Administration and Policy

Handbook of Health Administration and Policy

Author: Anne Kilpatrick

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1998-11-23

Total Pages: 1154

ISBN-13: 9780824702212

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This comprehensive text offers a broad view of health care policy, health services delivery and organization, and health care management. Drawing on the insights of over 100 scholars and leading practitioners, it highlights organizational changes reflected in health care mergers, networks, and affiliations and describes the role of funding agencies in the direct provision of services. Providing over 2350 references, tables, and drawings, the book charts the influences of managed care on provisions, funding, and the configuration of providers and services, and portrays the increasingly influential and challenging role of health administrators.