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Healthcare management

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Publication details: London : McGraw-Hill Education/Open University Press, 2016Edition: 3rd edDescription: xii, 447pISBN:

9780335263523
0335263526
9780335263530

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NLM classification:

HF 100

Summary: This popular book is written by leading experts in the field and covers all the key aspects of healthcare management. Written with healthcare managers, professionals and students in mind, it provides an accessible and evidence-based guide to healthcare systems, services, organizations and management. Key areas covered include: • Structure and delivery of healthcare services in the international context, including mental health, acute care, primary care, chronic disease and integrated care • Allocating resources for healthcare: setting and managing priorities • Health technologies, research and innovation • Global health policy: governing health systems across borders • Patient and public involvement in healthcare • Healthcare governance and performance This third edition has been significantly rewritten, with 10 new contributors and a new chapter structure designed to better support learning, practical application and further study. In addition, there is a more international focus and each chapter includes new case studies giving global examples of health systems and services, new and updated learning activities to encourage application to your own organization, and a range of links to useful online resources. Healthcare Management is essential research-based reading for students, teachers and healthcare professionals involved in management, research and health policy making.

List(s) this item appears in: Stenhouse Library - Management collection

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Barcode
Book	Hirson Library (St Helier) Shelves	WX 150 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	021679
Book	Queen's Hospital Jackie Blanks Library Shelves	WX 150 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	T08655
Book	Sally Howell Library (Epsom) Shelves	WX 150 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	018131
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	HF 100 HEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	022956
Book	Stenhouse Library Shelves	WX 150 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	S04440

This popular book is written by leading experts in the field and covers all the key aspects of healthcare management. Written with healthcare managers, professionals and students in mind, it provides an accessible and evidence-based guide to healthcare systems, services, organizations and management. Key areas covered include:

• Structure and delivery of healthcare services in the international context, including mental health, acute care, primary care, chronic disease and integrated care
• Allocating resources for healthcare: setting and managing priorities
• Health technologies, research and innovation
• Global health policy: governing health systems across borders
• Patient and public involvement in healthcare
• Healthcare governance and performance

This third edition has been significantly rewritten, with 10 new contributors and a new chapter structure designed to better support learning, practical application and further study. In addition, there is a more international focus and each chapter includes new case studies giving global examples of health systems and services, new and updated learning activities to encourage application to your own organization, and a range of links to useful online resources.

Healthcare Management is essential research-based reading for students, teachers and healthcare professionals involved in management, research and health policy making.

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