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Principles of Health Care Management: Foundations for a Changing Health Care System

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ISBN-10: 0763768650

ISBN-13: 9780763768652

Edition: 2nd 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Seth B. Goldsmith

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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 21st 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…    
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List price: $228.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 11/27/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 438
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

New to This Edition
About the Author
Introduction
Acknowledgments
About the Contributors
An Overview of the US Health System
Health Expenditures
Hospitals
Ambulatory Care
Other Healthcare Institutions and Providers
The New Organizations in Town
The US Health System in Vivo
Technology and Clinical Developments
Fraud and Abuse
Health Systems and Quality
Finances
The Healthcare Industry: A Managerial Model
The Profit Sector
The Nonprofit Sector
Government
Managerial Matrix
Goal Clarity
Managerial Time Frame
The Management Role
Conclusion
Setting Objectives in the Healthcare Industry
Real and Stated Goals
Goal Setting
Identification of Organizational Goals
Constraints on Health System Goals
Prison Health System: Conflicting Goals and Objectives
Management in Industry and Health Care
The Functions of Management
Who Is a Manager?
Expectations from Managers
Values and Ethics in Management
Entering Management
On Becoming the CEO
Ten Ways to Lose Your Job
On Being Unemployed
Conclusion
Management and the Educated Consumer
Introduction
Insurance
Medical Training as a Factor in What Happens
Geography as a Factor in Care
Race as a Factor in Care
Consumers Leveling the Playing Field by Cruising the Information Superhighway
Conclusion
The Board of Directors
Board Roles and Responsibilities
Board Effectiveness
Board/Management Relations
Board Development
Paying the Board
The Business Judgment Rule: The Essential Board Formula
Conclusion
Motivation
Attitude and Behavior
Favorite Theories of Motivation
Professionals
Semiprofessionals and Emerging Professionals
Managerial Approaches to Motivation
Organizational Motivation
Leadership and Management
Theory Z: An Alternative Approach
The Magic Potion of Japanese Managerial Success
Stereotyping Japanese Industry
Japan, Inc.: Does It Exist?
The Japanese Labor Scene
The Elements of Japanese Managerial Success
Disadvantages of the Japanese System
Professional versus Group Identity
Rising Through the Japanese Corporation
Implications of the Japanese System
Application to Healthcare Organizations
Recruitment and Orientation
Permanent Employment
Holism and Paternalism
Payoffs and Risks
Machiavelli and Healthcare Management
The Management Honeymoon
Consolidation
Loyalty and Innovation
Dealing with Challenges
Strategic Planning
Structure and Staffing of Healthcare Organizations
Central Concepts
Values of Organizational Structure
Staffing
Evaluation
Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations
Financial Components of Healthcare Institutions
Elements of Healthcare Finance
Special Issues
The Budgetary Process
Conclusion
Legal Imperatives for Healthcare Administrators
Background
Roles
Torts
Contracts
Corporate Compliance: An Overview
False Claims Act
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
Kickbacks, Self-Referrals, and Stark II
Summary of Notable Cases
Corporate Compliance Case Studies
Corporate Compliance: The Case Law
Fahner v Alaska, 591 F. Supp. 794 (1984)
The Greber and Kats Cases
US v Lorenzo, 768 F. Supp. 1127
US v Krizek and Krizek, 859 F. Supp. 5; US Dist. Lexis 10926
US v Mills, 138 F. 3d 928 (11th Cir. 1998)
US v Gisek Valladares (11th Cir. 07-14592/DC Docket No. 07-20355-CR-KMM)
A Final Case with Postscripts
Corporate Compliance Case Studies
Corporate Compliance: Guidance from the Government
OIG Advisory Opinions
Model Compliance Plans
Corporate Compliance Case Studies
Strategic Planning
Introduction
Background
Environmental Analysis
Strengths and Weaknesses Analysis
Illustrative Strategic Planning Case Study: Victoria Hills Geriatric Center
The Balanced Scorecard Approach
Epilogue
Management and Patients
Index