Health Care Administration

Written by a leading healthcare academic and an accredited international business coach, this book takes a new approach to one of the most crucial issues in healthcare – how to care for patients appreciatively, responsively and compassionately.

This volume brings together a group of researchers from different European countries and disciplines who are involved in Clinical Ethics Consultation (CEC).

A modern guide to computational models and constructive simulation for personalized patient care.

This book gives companies options for how to adapt and stay relevant, and outlines four new business models that can drive sustainable growth and performance.

This book brings together a team of international contributors who provide expertise on current strategies, tactics, and methods for understanding quality of US healthcare delivery and processes. It provides a solid foundation on the components and importance of quality, while incorporating techniques to continuously improve and transform a healthcare system.

Offers an introduction to the field and practice of quality management and reveals the best practices and strategies health care organizations can adopt to improve patient outcomes and program quality.

Learn how to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate health programs.

Each of the 16 chapters potentially stand alone in value to the reader, but together they integrate public health and medical care delivery topics effectively.

Offers an innovative plan to eliminate inequalities in the American health care and save the lives they endanger.

Author David A. Shore of the Harvard School of Public Health speaks directly to the health care leaders and managers who see the need for change, but keep encountering nearly insurmountable challenges.

James Begun and Jan Malcolm combine the wisdom of an academic and a practitioner to provide a comprehensive, accessible guide to impactful public health leadership.

Practical approaches to the operation of long-term care facilities.

Provides guidance on strategic planning, analysis of the health services environment (both internal and external) and lessons on implementation. It also looks at organizational capability, sustainability, CSR and the sources of organizational inertia and competency traps.

The book presents a broad overview of the system's numerous components, assesses the historical influences that brought us to our present state, and examines the trends and emerging opportunities through which we can attain a better future.