Health Administration Press
Health policy issues; an economic perspective, 5th ed.
For students, Feldstein (health care management, U. of California, Irvine) describes the economics underlying key healthcare issues and politics. He addresses the rise of medical expenditures and whether more expenditures produce better health; rationing medical services; health insurance costs and needs; Medicare and Medicaid; the nursing shortage and potential physician shortage; the changing practice of medicine; malpractice; nonprofit hospitals; competition among hospitals and their future role; cost shifting; the effects of price controls; long-term and managed care; the difficulty of getting into medical school; the high costs of healthcare and prescription drugs; organ donation; the Canadian system; national health insurance; and other topics. This edition has updated chapters, figures, and tables, and a new chapter on comparative effectiveness research. A rewritten final chapter includes new information on healthcare reform. A summary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 appears in the appendix. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Introduction to the financial management of healthcare organizations, 5th ed.
Nowicki (health administration, Texas State U.) introduces undergraduate and graduate students in healthcare financial management courses, as well as practicing healthcare managers, to the financial management of organizations. This book covers major topics such as working capital, resource allocation, operating revenue, and financial analysis, and focuses on unique aspects of healthcare, such as third-party payers and payment methodologies. This edition has been updated and redesigned to include key points, discussion questions, and on-page definitions. The previously separate book of practice problems has been incorporated and updated, and the chapter on Medicare and Medicaid has been expanded and updated to include information on healthcare reform and new laws regarding fraud and abuse. It includes information on the financial impact of patient safety, public concern about accounting integrity, and a new set of financial statements from HFMA's Introduction to Hospital Accounting, ed. 5. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Management of healthcare organizations; an introduction.
Olden (health administration, U. of Scranton) helps undergraduate students, healthcare professionals, and current supervisors learn management principles and methods (both traditional and new) and apply them to healthcare organizations. He focuses on five basic management functions — planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling performance — and includes chapters on culture and ethics, making decisions and solving problems, managing change, and communication. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Risk management and the emergency department; executive leadership for protecting patients and hospitals.
Welch (clinical emergency medicine, U. of Utah) et al., physicians and an attorney, explain the role of executive leadership in reducing risk for emergency department patients, providers, and the organization. They describe the elements that contribute to waits, delays, errors, and adverse events; setting up quality improvement and risk management programs; ways to improve reliability; error and mistake proofing; standardization; teamwork; patient safety culture; patient satisfaction as a risk management strategy; and the roles of apologies and the board in risk management. They discuss healthcare law and high-risk issues such as HIPAA, the Stark law, EMTALA, documentation, protocols and standardized order sets, and consent and end of life issues. The authors provide strategies for high-risk situations that account for the majority of lawsuits, such as medication errors, appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, aortic aneurysm and dissection, wounds and fractures, sick babies, stroke, brain and spinal cord injuries, dangerous patients, and testicular torsion. The final section outlines the anatomy of a lawsuit and survival strategies when legal action is imminent, including ways to continue to practice medicine and avoid jail. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
