Healthcare Finance:
An Introduction To Accounting And Financial Management

(by Louis C. Gapenski)

Like its predecessors, this introductory text teaches students the fundamental concepts of healthcare finance, including both financial management and accounting. It was developed to be used in clinical and health services administration programs, in which students are primarily trained for careers in provider organizations.

New to the third edition are coverage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the impact of cost structure on risk, a revised approach to variance analysis, and revenue.

Financial Management of Health Care Organizations:
An Introduction to Fundamental Tools, Concepts, and Applications ILLUSTRATED

(by William N. Zelman, Michael McCue, Alan Millikan, Noah Glick)

"Never before have health care professionals faced such complex issues and practical difficulties trying to keep their organizations financially viable (see Perspective 1-1)..."

This new edition of Financial Management of Health Care Organizations offers an introduction to the most-used tools and techniques of health care financial management, including health care accounting and financial statements; managing cash, billings and collections; making major capital investments; determining cost and using cost information in decision-making; budgeting and performance measurement; and pricing. Now completely updated, this book provides students with the practical, up-to-date tools they need to succeed in this dynamic field.

• Provides an introduction to the most-used tools and techniques of health care management.
• Additional questions and problems for the chapters.
• Updated perspectives throughout the text.
• Instructor's Manual available on CD-ROM including all exhibits in PowerPoint and Excel, answers to all problems in PowerPoint and Excel, and working spreadsheet models of exhibits and selected problems for classroom use.
• Accompanying website features links to related websites, glossary, and downloadable Instructor's Manual and sample chapters.

Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations (5th Edition) ILLUSTRATED

(by Linda E. Swayne)

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness......"

The revised and updated fifth edition of this classic text introduces strategic thinking and planning strategies to advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners in the field of health care.

• Demonstrates how strategic managers may become strategic thinkers
  
• Shows how to develop and document a plan of action through strategic planning
  
• Teaches managers to evaluate strategic plans, learn more about what works, and incorporate new strategic thinking into future planning, strategy formulation, or situation analysis.
  
• Provides strategic momentum “maps” and other tools for evaluating the changing environment, analyzing data, and developing new strategic directions
  
• Consists of ten revised chapters that contain new or updated Introductory Incidents and Perspectives
  
• Appendix A has been revised to match new strategic thinking and implement the strategic momentum model
  

The Law of Healthcare Administration

(by J. Stuart Showalter)

Since its original publication in 1978, this text has made the intricacies of health law more accessible for healthcare executives. This new edition has been thoroughly updated for legal developments, added clarity, and modern examples. Includes updated information on: * Antitrust law related to provider reimbursement, mergers, and consolidations * Application of the "anti-dumping" statute * Rulings related to abortion * New penalties for private inurment arising from the 1996 Taxpayer Bill of Rights * Legal aspects of managed care Also, a new chapter addressing fraud and abuse.

Management Principles for Health Care Professionals, Fourth Edition

(by Joan Liebler)

This book is the essential reference for health professionals regardless of their field of specialty. The practical instructions and examples throughout the book reflect multidisciplinary backgrounds.

Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care

(by Curtis P. McLaughlin, Arnold D. Kaluzny)

The third edition of Continuous Quality Improvement In Health Care includes new, updated topics such as NIM, Crossing the Chasm report, motivating the focus on reducing medical errors and the introduction of CPOE under pressure from the Leapfrog Group. It also includes material on the Baldridge Award criteria and JCAHO as well as new cases. This essential book focuses on improving performance and patient safety in a variety of environments, including hospitals, public health departments and pharmaceutical companies.

Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

(by Frederick J Gravetter , Larry B. Wallnau)

Master statistics with STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES! With straightforward instruction, built-in learning aids, and real world examples, this psychology text provides you with the tools you need to succeed. You will have numerous opportunities to practice statistical techniques through learning checks, examples, demonstrations, and problems. Exam preparation is made easy with a student companion website that provides tutorials, crossword puzzles, flashcards, learning objectives, and more!

Health Care Management: Organization Design & Behavior:
Delmar Series in Health Services Administration

(by Stephen M. Shortell, Arnold D. Kaluzny)

Applying state-of-the-art application of management and organizational thinking and research to health care organizations, this book targets those in health professions and health services management. This invaluable resource is grounded in contemporary research and thinking, and offers broad coverage from hospitals to biotech companies. Updated material has been added throughout to reflect the latest changes in healthcare management. This new edition includes nationally prominent authors and co-authors.