Synopsis
The book contains black-and-white illustrations. This updated edition provides timely insight into today's healthcare market. A compilation of recent readings by some of the ...
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This reader is published as a companion to the publisher's casebook . It contains 24 selected articles from various journals and books; 14 are new or updated, and 10 are retained from the previous edition. Arrangement is in sections (introduced with the editors' commentary) on the role of the manager, control, organizational design, professional integration, adaptation, and accountability. Among the new topics addressed: raising quality and productivity, managing rural healthcare, controlling medical errors, managing the transition to HMO's, and improving hospital mortality. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)