Principles of Health Care Management: Foundations for a Changing Health Care System (2nd ed.)

Principles of Health Care Management: Foundations for a Changing Health Care System (2nd ed.)

Article Type: Recent publications From: Leadership in Health Services, Volume 23, Issue 3

Seth B. GoldsmithJones and BartlettSudbury, MAISBN-13:9780763768652

Keywords: Management accountability, Change management,United States of America

Faced with strict government regulations and increasing service demands by consumers, healthcare providers find themselves accountable on both ends. Written to reflect the realities of the twenty-first century, Principles of Health Care Management considers the many outside forces influencing health care institutions, and in doing so provides a progressive and modern reference on how to effectively manage a health organization. Using relevant case studies to illustrate key points, this text explains the critical changes and challenges that administrators must deal with as they go about practicing their profession and what students must learn as they begin their study of this vital field.

The second edition is a thorough revision with updated data, additional case studies, and a new section that explores new health legislation introduced after 2009.

Organized into five sections, the text covers:

• 1.

  Essential foundation material on the US health system.

• 2.

  A review of the essentials of healthcare management.

• 3.

  An examination of the crucial area of corporate compliance.

• 4.

  A look at how consumerism affects the healthcare organization.

• 5.

  A model of accountable-management that begins with a reconceptualization of strategic planning and ends with an analysis of the accountable-organization.

Contents include:

• Information on newly developing organizations and programs, case studies:“Chamber of Commerce Presentation” and “The Florida Center for Geriatric Assessment”.

• Case studies: “Smoking!” and “Hospital acquired infection”.

• The managerial challenge of twenty-first consumerism – includes material on how to utilize the internet for best results.

• Managing in tough economic times (firing without hostility) including case studies: “Firing the CEO” and “Clowning around”.

• Case study: “Kosher for Passover”.

• Case study: “Strategic dismissal”.

• Information of financial issues with more emphasis on capital financing issues as well as tough financial choices in hard times.

• Case studies: “The pressure ulcer” and “The Successor”.

• Case study: “Credit crunch case”.

• Case study: “Emtala case”.

• Case studies: “Out-patient imaging: the perfect storm” and“International marketing case”.