Management Principles for Health Professionals
8th Edition
Published on 11. March 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-1-284-18350-4 (ISBN)
Description
Management Principles for Health Professionals is a practical guide for new or future practicing healthcare managers. The customary activities of the manager - planning, organizing, decision making, staffing, motivating, and budgeting - are succinctly defined, explained, and presented with detailed examples drawn from a variety of health care settings. Students will learn proven management concepts, techniques, models, and tools for managing individuals or teams with skill and ease.
The Eighth Edition continues to present foundational principles of management in the context of contemporary health care. With timely coverage of such topics as medical cost sharing use of robots ER by appointment increased use of observation units renewed use of flextime staffing and scheduling use of social media on the job, and more, this thoroughly updated text addresses the latest trends and issues that today's health care manager is likely to encounter.
Key Features:
- Presents 2 new tools - The Manager's Wheel Book and the Management Reference Portfolio - to help new managers better understand their role and responsibilities and to aid existing managers in understanding their organization in detail.
- Covers managing care in a wide variety of health care settings (urgent care centers, specialty clinics, home care, etc.) outside of the traditional hospital setting.
- Addresses technology and its impact, including eVisits/telemedicine, implementation of electronic health records, connectivity and the expectation that workers will respond during off hours via email and instant messaging, etc.
- Offers expanded coverage on the importance and impact of corporate culture, the values of transparency and accountability, leadership style, and competitiveness.
- Includes detailed examples of reports, plans, directives, union contracts, and more.
The Eighth Edition continues to present foundational principles of management in the context of contemporary health care. With timely coverage of such topics as medical cost sharing use of robots ER by appointment increased use of observation units renewed use of flextime staffing and scheduling use of social media on the job, and more, this thoroughly updated text addresses the latest trends and issues that today's health care manager is likely to encounter.
Key Features:
- Presents 2 new tools - The Manager's Wheel Book and the Management Reference Portfolio - to help new managers better understand their role and responsibilities and to aid existing managers in understanding their organization in detail.
- Covers managing care in a wide variety of health care settings (urgent care centers, specialty clinics, home care, etc.) outside of the traditional hospital setting.
- Addresses technology and its impact, including eVisits/telemedicine, implementation of electronic health records, connectivity and the expectation that workers will respond during off hours via email and instant messaging, etc.
- Offers expanded coverage on the importance and impact of corporate culture, the values of transparency and accountability, leadership style, and competitiveness.
- Includes detailed examples of reports, plans, directives, union contracts, and more.
More details
Edition
Eighth Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Sudbury
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 269 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-284-18350-4 (9781284183504)
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Previous edition
Joan Gratto Liebler | Charles R. McConnell
Management Principles for Health Professionals
Book
03/2016
7th Edition
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
€117.80
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Persons
Joan Gratto Liebler, MA, MPA, is Professor Emerita, Health Information Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.' She has more than 40 years of professional experience in teaching and research in healthcare settings.' In addition to teaching, her work and consulting experience include engagement with community health centers, behavioral care settings, schools, industrial clinics, prisons, and long-term care, acute care, and hospice settings.' She has been an active participant in area-wide healthcare planning, end-of-life coalitions, and area-wide emergency and disaster planning.Professor Liebler is also the author of Medical Records: Policies and Procedures and has authored numerous journal articles and contributed chapters relating to health information management.She holds the degrees of Master of Public Administration, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA and Master of Arts (concentration in medical ethics), St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia, PA.
Charles R. McConnell started his professional career in industrial and management engineering, followed by 29 years in human resources management in the healthcare industry. During those years he served as a human resources manager for affiliated organizations of a multi-facility healthcare system based in Rochester, New York, and earlier as a senior consultant with the Management and Planning Services division of the Hospital Association of New York State. He currently is an independent human resources and editorial consultant who has published more than 20 books and numerous articles, and serves as editor of a quarterly professional journal. He holds a BS in engineering and an MBA from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and has served as adjunct faculty at several colleges.
Charles R. McConnell started his professional career in industrial and management engineering, followed by 29 years in human resources management in the healthcare industry. During those years he served as a human resources manager for affiliated organizations of a multi-facility healthcare system based in Rochester, New York, and earlier as a senior consultant with the Management and Planning Services division of the Hospital Association of New York State. He currently is an independent human resources and editorial consultant who has published more than 20 books and numerous articles, and serves as editor of a quarterly professional journal. He holds a BS in engineering and an MBA from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and has served as adjunct faculty at several colleges.