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The Checklist Manifesto
Henry Holt and Co. 2010; US$ 14.99The New York Times bestselling author of Better and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies?neither seems to prevent grievous... more...
Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine
Oxford University Press, USA 1996; US$ 54.99A unique, in-depth discussion of the uses and conduct of cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) as decision-making aids in the health and medical fields, this volume is the product of over two years of comprehensive research and deliberation by a multi-disciplinary panel of economists, ethicists, psychometricians, and clinicians. Exploring cost-effectiveness... more...
Implementing Culture Change in Long-Term Care
Springer Publishing Company 2013; US$ 65.00"The publication of Implementing Culture Change in Long-Term Care marks the beginning of a new era in the aging services profession. This book is the Rosetta Stone of the culture change movement. Dr. Jurkowski's skillful blend of theory, research, and practice addresses the movement's most urgent needs and makes the work of culture change... more...
The Academic Health Center
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 50.00The leadership and management of academic health centers present complex challenges, with their integrated mission of education, research and service. This book addresses these issues, and proposes solutions for leaders of clinical and basic science departments in academic health centers, and for those involved in health systems management studies. more...
Executive Summary of Analyses for the Initial Implementation of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95In the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Congress mandated that Health CareFinancing Administration (HCFA) implement a Prospective Payment System (PPS)for inpatient rehabilitation. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS, the successor agency to HCFA) issued the final rule governing such aPPS on August 7, 2001. more...
Patterns of Hospital Ownership and Control
University of Minnesota Press 1961; US$ 67.50Based on a study of data about nearly 7,000 independent unites of hospital service in the United States, this book classifies and describes the patterns or types of hospital ownership and control to be found in the hospital industry. For each pattern, information is given on the organizational structure and governing authority, history, significance,... more...
Diagnosis-Related Groups In Europe
McGraw-Hill Education 2011; US$ 203.00The volumes in the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies series focus on key issues for health policy-making in Europe. This book is a joint venture between the WHO/EO and the EuroDRG which addresses the challenges of using Diagnosis Related more...
Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc. 2012; US$ 153.00The definitive guide to the knowledge and skills necessary to practice Hospital Medicine. Presented in full color and enhanced by more than 700 illustrations, this authoritative text provides a background in all the important clinical, organizational, and administrative areas now required for the practice of hospital medicine. The goal of the book... more...
Handbook of Systems and Complexity in Health
Springer 2012; US$ 449.99This book is an introduction to health care as a complex adaptive system, a system that feeds back on itself. The first section introduces systems and complexity theory from a science, historical, epistemological, and technical perspective, describing the principles and mathematics. Subsequent sections build on the health applications of systems science... more...
Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, 3rd Edition
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 147.00Completely revised and updated, the third edition of this standard handbook includes entirely new chapters on managed care and risk financing that address the important issues of cost containment and the advancements in alternate risk financing arrangements. This comprehensive resource offers everything from the basics of program development to the... more...









