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Citation
(2012), "Healthcare Management – 2nd ed.", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 25 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2012.06225baa.014
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Healthcare Management – 2nd ed.
Healthcare Management – 2nd ed.
Article Type: Recent publications From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 25, Issue 2
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Kieran Walshe and Judith Smith,OUP,ISBN: 978-0-335-24381-5,2011
Keywords: Healthcare management education, Healthcare systems, Healthcare policy and strategy
This popular book is amongst the most comprehensive textbooks on healthcare management available. Written with healthcare managers, professionals and students in mind, it provides an accessible guide to healthcare systems, services, organisations and management. Key areas include:
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Allocating resources for healthcare: setting and managing priorities.
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Health technologies, research and innovation.
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Internationalisation of health systems and policies.
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Healthcare services: structure and delivery.
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Chronic disease and integrated care.
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Healthcare leadership and networks: incentives, governance and performance.
The new edition features an updated structure to support teaching and learning and 13 new chapters, which draw upon a wealth of experience from leading international experts in the field. This includes references to practical policy and case study materials, chapter summaries focusing on key points, self-assessment learning exercises, further reading and links to useful web-based resources.
Healthcare Management is valuable reading for students and healthcare professionals involved in management, research and health policy making. The links between the theory and practice of healthcare management are skilfully explored and the authors show how best practice within healthcare systems can be maintained.
Contents include:
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Part 1: Health systems:
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The politics of healthcare and the health policy process: implications for healthcare management.
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Financing healthcare: funding systems and healthcare costs.
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Allocating resources for healthcare: setting and managing priorities.
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Research, innovation and health technology assessment.
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Health and well-being: the wider context for healthcare management.
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Global health policy: governing health systems across borders.
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Part 2: Healthcare services:
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Healthcare services: strategy, direction and delivery.
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Primary healthcare.
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Chronic disease and integrated care.
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Acute care: elective and emergency, secondary and tertiary.
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Mental health.
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Social care.
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Part 3: Healthcare organizations:
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Purchasing healthcare.
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Buildings, facilities and equipment.
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Informatics for healthcare systems.
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The healthcare workforce.
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User perspectives and involvement.
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Part 4: Healthcare management and leadership:
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Leadership and governance.
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Personal and organizational development in healthcare.
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Managing change.
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Managing resources.
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Managing people.
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Quality improvement in healthcare.
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Managing performance.
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Managing strategic collaboration.
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Evidence-based decision making for managers.
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