Decentring Health and Care Networks
Networks have become a prominent template for public service governance. Often seen as an alternative to hierarchies and contracts, networks cross institutionalized organizational or sectoral boundaries to promote collaboration and the sharing of resources when addressing complex problems. Nowhere is this more the case than in the field of health services modernization and improvement. Comprising unique empirical contributions, drawn primarily from the experience of the UK National Health Service (NHS), this edited collection develops a 'decentred' analysis of health and care networks. Contributors look beyond particular structures or patterns of governance and focus instead on the interpretation of the meaningful practices of policy actors as they encounter and enact policy instruments and structures. The approach offers a distinct form of analysis that deepens and enriches more traditional public policy accounts of network governance. It recognizes the influence of local history, highlights the influence of dominant economic, technical and corporate narratives, and acknowledges the continued influence of biomedical knowledge and professional expertise. Offering practical insight for current and future service leaders about the challenges of implementing, managing and working within networks, this book draws out key messages for practitioners and researchers alike.
Health Planning
This book is destined to become a classic in its field. Sidney Sax, Chairman, Ethics Committee, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, former Director of Health Services, Planning and Research, NSW The whys and hows are clearly and carefully explained for everyone involved in planning health services of all sizes in today's demanding climate. No health planner should go to work without this book. Tony Adams, Professor of Public Health, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University Increasing concern about a positive return on investment in health leads to a need to make choices. As a result, skills in planning are increasingly being required of managers, providers and policy makers in health care. Experienced planners and teachers Kathy Eagar, Pamela Garrett and Vivian Lin have written a comprehensive introduction that bridges the theory and practice of health planning. They outline the health policy and planning context, the impact of different resource allocation environments on planning, and explain the processes and the technical skills needed to undertake service, program, corporate, business and facility planning. The authors also explore major challenges facing health planners, including the growing role of market forces in health care, the need to balance equity of access with equity of outcomes, and the tension between planning for population health versus planning for more efficient health care delivery. Illustrated with extensive case studies from both the public and private sectors, Health Planning is an indispensable reference for health professionals and a valuable text for students.
Arbeidsbok Anatomi for Paramedisin og Paramedic
Arbeidsboken er spesielt skrevet for paramedisin, paramedic, akuttmedisin utenfor sykehus og ambulansearbeider. Boken er tenkt som en supplerende oppgavesamling. Boken inneholder ulike typer oppgaver og 200 illustrasjoner. Til de aller fleste oppgavene i arbeidsboka finnes det en fasit i slutten av hvert enkelt kapittel. Som tilleggsressurs til arbeidsboka finnes en online quiz med mer enn 2000 sp繪rsm疇l p疇 tilh繪rende nettside www.anatomi-fysiologi-paramedisin.no . Her kan du 繪ve p疇 疇 navnsette fleste av figurene som finnes i arbeidsboka. Det er tillatt 疇 bruke bildene i boka i forbindelse med eksamensoppgaver. Forfatter: Jan Porthun og Tonette R繪stelien Innbinding: Heftet Sider: 240 Norsk Mer informasjon: www.ondefo.no
Lean Systems
Lean Systems: Applications and Case Studies in Manufacturing, Service, and Healthcare details the various Lean techniques and numerous real-world Lean projects drawn from a wide variety of manufacturing, healthcare, and service processes, demonstrating how to apply the Lean philosophy. The book facilitates Lean instruction by supplying interactive case studies that enable readers to apply the various Lean techniques. It provides an in-depth discussion of the Lean tools (i.e., VSM, standard work, 5S, etc.) and several real-world case studies and applications of Lean that have shown significant improvement in meeting customer requirements. The case studies follow the Six Sigma framework of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) structure for process improvement. The authors include detailed descriptions of each Lean tool and examples of how each Lean technique was applied to a wide variety of manufacturing, service, and healthcare processes. These in-depth descriptions and cases studies can be used by industry professionals and academics to learn how to apply Lean. They provide a detailed, step-by-step approach to Lean and demonstrate how to integrate Lean tools for process improvement and to sustain improvements. But more than this, the approach taken in this book gives readers the tools to effectively apply Lean techniques.
Leading the Lean Healthcare Journey
This book reveals and describes the leadership and culture change required to remove waste from healthcare processes and eliminate the root cause of soaring costs, poor quality and safety, and limited access. The book's delivery strategy revolves around personal and organizational stories and case studies told by physician and administrative leaders, all students of the Toyota Production System. This revised edition uniquely blends updated case studies with practical theory to describe how the healthcare value proposition can be changed by reducing waste, variation and complexity in healthcare. New to the book are chapters on clinical standard work and integration of lean and safety.
The Cyber Patient
With the use of electronic health records (EHR) transforming the healthcare industry, the use of information technology in the maintenance of personal health records poses a range of issues and opportunities for every medical organization, The Cyber Patient expertly walks readers through the elements required for an efficient, well-run healthcare record management system, while reflecting the U.S. government's goal of achieving widespread adoption of interoperable electronic health records to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare while maintaining the levels of security and privacy that consumers expect. The author also provides an update as to where the industry stands in their push of interoperability and the increased use of data as an analytic tools.Providing an application readers can adopt as a model, this important book examines the infrastructure of electronic health records and how government criteria have impacted and will continue to impact both private and public marketplaces. This valuable resource also addresses how auditors, controllers, and healthcare providers can keep up with the market's continued move towards an interoperable e-health world, without neglecting clinical and financial accountability in the delivery of healthcare.As e-health continues to develop and transform, The Cyber Patient thoughtfully prepares professionals to plan and implement an effective EHR as wel as internal controls system within any clinical setting.
Healthcare Workforce Transitioning
Healthcare Workforce Transitioning shares with educators and healthcare professionals alike the awareness, integration, and partnership that results from a successful process of framing a Healthcare Management Program around core competencies. To transition toward a successful healthcare career requires proficiencies in communication, leadership, professionalism, knowledge of the healthcare environment, and business skills. Competencies provide context to curriculum construction and build awareness of the role this standard plays in a career-ready workforce. Integrating professional development and service learning into co-curricular activities further strengthens outcomes. Partnering with healthcare professionals through ongoing World Caf矇 conversations, contributes a touchstone about expectations and accountabilities to be successful in a career.This book draws on the World Caf矇 methodology, guidelines, and vignettes in developing performance assessment, coaching, training, and performance reviews. The author provides lessons learned throughout the text to illustrate the points made in the chapters. It also provides a proven participatory methodology applied to competency exploration, application, and authentication.
Transformation and Your New Ehr
Transformation and Your New EHR offers a robust communication and change leadership approach to support electronic health record (EHR) implementations and transformation journeys. This book highlights the approach and philosophy of communication, change leadership, and systems and process design, giving readers a practical view into the successes and failures that can be experienced throughout the evolution of an EHR implementation.
Finding What Matters Most to Patients
Research shows that the importance of patient-reported outcomes, improved decision support, and care coordination is growing rapidly as new payment models transform healthcare delivery. This has led to the use of new measures and communication techniques, including shared decision-making and motivational interviewing.Using patient-reported outcomes at the point of service helps providers identify what matters most to the patient in front of them now. Describing treatment options and deciphering a patient's preferences effectively is a process, which has been likened to arriving at a diagnosis. Providers make a medical diagnosis by discerning a patient's primary complaints, past history, exam findings, and test results. A preference diagnosis can be thought of similarly. Providers work with their patients to identify what matters most to them, discuss the risks and benefits of the available treatment options, and support the patient as needed through the decision-making process. Once informed of their options, patients frequently chose treatments that require modifying their habits. Motivational interviewing helps patients and providers understand what matters most now and design care plans that provide appropriate support. While many healthcare providers and leaders may be familiar with patient-reported outcomes from research articles, and have heard of shared decision-making and motivational interviewing, few have experience using them. Fewer still understand how each relates to the other. This book helps leaders and healthcare providers better understand how to use patient-reported data to their advantage at the point of service. The book provides the background for developing shared knowledge and shared language, along with extensive examples of dialogue between providers and patients. In addition, the book contains personal interviews of subject matter experts who have significant experience using these measures. The result is a comprehensive understanding of how these measures and techniques can help providers, organizations, and patients navigate this modern healthcare management opportunity.
Understanding the Law for Physicians, Healthcare Professionals, and Scientists
Many workers in medicine, healthcare administration, science, and technology, no matter how strong their academic degrees or how distinguished their careers, find themselves baffled, frustrated, and even angered by their encounters with the law. Some of those occasions may lead to the need for a lawyer. But many of the bafflements and frustrations arise from ignorance about what the law is, including how it operates.Over more than a half century of inquiry into the relations between law and science, and through numerous conversations with physicians, scientists, and healthcare professionals whose work rests on technological development, the author realized that they often desire more knowledge about the operations of the law and the legal system. This book seeks to provide basic knowledge about the law in realms where these professionals often encounter it, primarily in areas where activities pose risks of personal injury.This book discusses two basic types of law: civil litigation and other remedies afforded to persons who ascribe injuries to the conduct or product of others, and direct regulation by the government of the levels of safety in those areas. Principal practical applications of this knowledge lie in ways to minimize risk, both in the primary sense and in efforts to avoid litigation over injuries, and in how to present arguments about policy to government officials who write laws and regulations.
Healthcare Value Proposition
Never before in the healthcare industry has there been such intense emphasis and open debate on the issue of quality. The steady rise in the cost of healthcare coupled with the need for quality have combined to put the healthcare industry at the top of the national agenda. Quality, costs, and service are not just socially provocative ideas. They are critical criteria for decision-making by patients, physicians, and many key constituents of healthcare organizations.The pursuit of improved performance has driven a host of executives and managers in search of techniques for structuring, rehabilitating, redesigning, and reengineering the organizations they serve. Unfortunately, the narrow-mindedness with which programs are implemented and the discontinuity in their application weaken the promise of success. The process of quality improvement can become an undisciplined search for illusions rather than reality.For many years, healthcare managers have embraced the narrow definition of performance solely in the context of financial success. Forward-thinking executives now realize that the road to financial success begins with success in quality and service. Quality and service are no longer separate issues - they are the same. Neither one by itself will bring about lasting success. The ultimate measure of performance is in an organization's ability to create value for its customers, and true performance must be measured in the context of the customers' total experience.This book is about how to manage performance in the context of value to the customer or patient. It brings together the many pieces of the performance improvement puzzle - quality, technology, costs, productivity, and customer service. The author also covers process improvement tools including Lean and Six Sigma, and how to create a culture of continuous improvement as well as how to improve the patient experience and productivity improvement strategies. The book is filled with examples, illustrations, and tools for improving key aspects of a healthcare organization's performance.
Information Privacy in the Evolving Healthcare Environment
Advances in health information technology (health IT) have the potential to improve the quality of healthcare, to increase the availability of health information for treatment, and to implement safeguards that cannot be applied easily or cost-effectively to paper-based health records. However, the digitization of health information is also raising new privacy risks and concerns. Sensitive health information in digital form is more easily aggregated, used, and shared. In addition, the rising cost of healthcare and the search for efficiency may create incentives to use the information in new ways. Research has consistently shown that while the public sees the potential value of health information exchange and technological advancements, it remains gravely concerned about the privacy of their sensitive health information. As a result, it is becoming increasingly clear that ensuring public trust will be critical to the successful implementation of nationwide health information exchange. The purpose of this second edition is two-fold: 1) to educate readers about privacy concepts and 2) highlight key privacy issues facing the nation and the healthcare community as it moves towards electronic health records and health information exchange. The first three chapters are descriptive in nature, defining privacy and distinguishing it from security, defining the complex legal landscape for health information privacy, and setting the stage for the following chapters by describing the current landscape of the evolving healthcare environment. The following chapters discuss specific privacy issues and challenges in detail. The book concludes with a chapter providing a view to the future of healthcare and the association privacy implications. This is an updated version of one of HIMSS' best-selling books on information privacy.
Demystifying Big Data and Machine Learning for Healthcare
Healthcare transformation requires us to continually look at new and better ways to manage insights - both within and outside the organization today. Increasingly, the ability to glean and operationalize new insights efficiently as a byproduct of an organization's day-to-day operations is becoming vital to hospitals and health systems ability to survive and prosper. One of the long-standing challenges in healthcare informatics has been the ability to deal with the sheer variety and volume of disparate healthcare data and the increasing need to derive veracity and value out of it.Demystifying Big Data and Machine Learning for Healthcare investigates how healthcare organizations can leverage this tapestry of big data to discover new business value, use cases, and knowledge as well as how big data can be woven into pre-existing business intelligence and analytics efforts. This book focuses on teaching you how to: Develop skills needed to identify and demolish big-data myths Become an expert in separating hype from reality Understand the V's that matter in healthcare and why Harmonize the 4 C's across little and big data Choose data fi delity over data quality Learn how to apply the NRF Framework Master applied machine learning for healthcare Conduct a guided tour of learning algorithms Recognize and be prepared for the future of artificial intelligence in healthcare via best practices, feedback loops, and contextually intelligent agents (CIAs) The variety of data in healthcare spans multiple business workflows, formats (structured, un-, and semi-structured), integration at point of care/need, and integration with existing knowledge. In order to deal with these realities, the authors propose new approaches to creating a knowledge-driven learning organization-based on new and existing strategies, methods and technologies. This book will address the long-standing challenges in healthcare informatics and provide pragmatic recommendations on how to deal with them.
Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill Patient
Completely revised and updated, Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill Patient: A Guide to Practice, Second Edition presents an unbiased, evidence-based examination of critical nutrition across the life cycle. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, each chapter has been carefully designed to provide a comprehensive review of the literature and a detailed exploration of the practical application of this information. With chapters written by experts, you get the most pertinent and current knowledge available, bolstered by tables, figures, and case studies that make the information accessible.New Coverage in the Second Edition: Gut microbiota support Short bowel syndrome Chronic critically ill phenomenon Professional nutrition practice guidelines and protocols Ethical considerations Quality and performance improvement Many challenges remain when providing optimal nutrition to all patients under all conditions at all times. Divided into eight sections, the book covers metabolic issues, nutrients for critically ill patients, delivery of nutrition therapy, nutrition therapy throughout the life cycle, special interest groups, specific organ system failure, general systemic failures, and professional issues in the field. It keeps you informed and aware of the continuous accrual of knowledge needed to craft and provide optimal nutrition therapy for the critically ill patient.
Rethinking Social Work Practice with Multicultural Communities
With research showing that clients from diverse racial and ethnic groups disproportionately experience barriers in their interactions with social services and that providers recognize the need to be better prepared to work with these groups, this book invites us to rethink current approaches to social work practice with multicultural communities.We begin with a synthesis of the current evidence on the provision of care to multicultural communities that provides an in-depth look at both client and provider experiences. The following chapters offer tangible, research-based approaches to engaging with multicultural clients and reveal often unrecognized problems with current models of social work practice. A unique compilation of rigorous qualitative, experimental, and community-based studies demonstrate the effectiveness of culturally grounded interventions and identify the specific factors associated with positive outcomes. Areas covered include disability, marriage and couple relationship problems, domestic violence, and mental illness within Latinx, African American, First Nations, and South Asian communities. As the authors in this book show, the stories of multicultural communities are narratives of unprecedented resourcefulness and reinvention. Yet, social work underutilizes rich family and community cultural resources. By not facilitating their involvement, social service systems compromise these vital resources which social services cannot replace.In arguing that we need to expand professional boundaries to encompass indigenous practices, family and extended kin, and therapeutic relationships that make sense to different cultural groups, this book will be of interest to those studying the ways in which social work practice can be improved to better suit the needs of a racially and ethnically diverse population.This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work.
Clinical Education in Geriatrics
This book highlights both recent innovations in professional health curricula and continuing education and interventions aimed at improving student attitudes towards geriatrics and aging. The contributors cover areas including simulation, online training, and standardized patients for evaluation, but also emphasize the important end-result of clinical training: to take care of real older adults outside the classroom. Importantly, this underscores the development of powerful learning experiences of students by sensitizing them to the frameworks of palliative care, cancer care, sexuality, and aging research, all of which serves as a powerful catalyst for creating a 'pipeline' of students who embrace aging as a central theme of their future work.As increased training in geriatrics is required to attune the health care workforce to the needs of older adults, this book will be of interest to those seeking to create a more age-friendly healthcare curriculum. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Gerontology & Geriatrics Education journal.
Self-Direction in Long Term Services and Supports
Ten years after the results of the Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation were released, this book assesses the impact of this study, which developed individualized plans for helping people with disabilities to stay independent in the community. The study was the first wide-scale test of people with disabilities managing their own budgets and results from the random-controlled trial demonstrated significant positive outcomes, encouraging the US federal and state governments to provide this option as part of their community-based care programs. This volume looks at what people with disabilities and their caregivers are saying about this option ten years removed from the study, and what the latest research shows in terms of what it will take to improve this approach, making the option available for all people with disabilities. The contributions also discuss what needs remain unmet even when people can manage their own budgets, and present participants' and their family caregivers' views on what support broker activities really help (or hurt). Finally, the book summarizes the results of a project involving the Council of Social Work Education and nine schools of social work to develop modules to train future social workers on person-centred planning and participant direction.Of interest to those researchers studying social care with a focus on disabilities, this book would also be of use to those training social workers and support staff. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work and Home Health Care Services Quarterly.
Blockchain in Healthcare
Blockchain technology is poised to revolutionize more than just payment and crypto-currency. Many vertical industries will be reshaped by the new trusted data models enabled and inspired by the blockchain - healthcare is no exception. In fact, healthcare may hold the greatest opportunities for meaningful use of the technology. Early pioneers have explored some of the first use cases for medical payments, electronic health records, HIPAA/data privacy, drug counterfeiting, and credentialing of healthcare professionals. We have only begun to scratch the surface in how to automate the complexities of today's healthcare systems and design new systems which focus on trust, transparency and the alignment of incentives.Metcalf, Bass, Dhillon, and Hooper have curated a collection of examples based on the fundamentals of blockchain that build upon the early successes and examples that point to the future. After a brief introduction to bitcoin, blockchain and the protocols available, a getting-started guide is presented specific to health and healthcare. The authors discuss the complexities and possibilities of smart contracts and some of the early consortia that are exploring the possibilities. Examples and use cases are found throughout the book, with specific sections that cover the more sophisticated and far-reaching examples which have the potential to scale at the industry-level. In addition, a discussion of integrating blockchain technology into other advanced healthcare trends and IT systems - such as telemedicine, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, value-based payments, patient engagement solutions, big data solutions, medical tourism, and precision medicine/genetic therapies among many others are presented. The final section provides a glimpse into the future using blockchain technology and examples of research projects that are still in labs across the globe. The appendices may prove particularly useful for additional details on how to get started, including resources and organizations specifically focusing on blockchain and distributed ledger solutions.
Health Management 2.0
From precision medicine to pandemics, from value-based healthcare to stakeholder engagement, European health systems are facing unprecedented change. How can health managers cope with these challenges and what skills and competencies will they need to deliver transformational change in the 'new normality'? This original volume presents a blueprint for Health Management 2.0 and helps set a path for long-term health system sustainability. Along with a comparative European framework to illustrate current developments in health management, the authors also highlight five key change drivers: integration; personalization; empowerment; digitalization; and life sciences, and examine how each is enabling the development of health systems that are fundamentally different from those of today. With fresh insights for managers, educators, researchers and policy makers, Health Management 2.0 promotes a modern interdisciplinary and dynamic approach to health leadership and management - one that focuses on skills and competencies - and outlines international best practice for future teaching and training.
Jungian Psychotherapy with Medical Professionals
Jungian Psychotherapy with Medical Professionals guides therapists, clinicians, and healthcare workers through the transformative healing process of Jungian psychology, demonstrating how the new spirit of medicine will originate from the relationship between the healer and the healed. Through extensive experience and scientific research gathered over the past four decades working closely with physicians, Suzanne Hales presents the telling of their stories that have been historically hushed or hidden away. Hales offers a lifeline for healthcare workers as she weaves together the stories of physicians and their patients with gripping honesty, presenting an intimate glimpse of what happens in the lives of healers and the healed. The book offers support to the healer in need of healing, provides hope for wholeness and restoration, and advocates for those who spend their lifetime advocating for others. The book is of great interest to Jungian analysts, therapists, and trainees, and it is essential reading for anyone working in healthcare, including physicians and healers of all kinds in the landscape of modern medicine.
HIV & AIDS And The Older Adult
The incidence of HIV/AIDS in society has reached epidemic levels. People of all ages are contracting the disease, and with the advances in medication and treatment, those with the disease are living longer. This book discusses the unique issues facing older adults with HIV/AIDS and addresses living with the disease.
A Nurse’s Legacy
Born to a teacher and a domestic worker, Nomathemba's story is what happens when career collides with calling. In this eloquently written autobiography, Noma documents a life well lived-from a tiny premature baby, who's parents did not see surviving beyond two weeks, to a vibrant, strong woman who has now travelled the globe because of her nursing profession.Take the journey with her as she shares the work experiences and adventures she has had across the world. From her first night in Liverpool UK, where freezing temperatures kept her awake, to an upset stomach in Accra, Ghana, where she learnt the healing power of the paw paw fruit.If you are pursuing a career in nursing, this story will open your eyes to all the possibilities this vocation can lead to. You will be inspired to reach for your dreams and build your own legacy.As you will come to understand, Nomathemba's Legacy is one of courage amid fear, perseverance in the face of impossibility and hope even in the midst of despair.About the Author: Nomathemba Mazaleni is a qualified nurse, midwife, community health nurse, nurse educator and nurse administrator. Her experience has earned her a Bachelor's Degree from the University of South Africa and a Masters Degree from the University of Liverpool in the UK.She has worked in the health sector for more than 40 years, with experience in Public Health, Health Information System, Community Based Education for Health Personnel and HIV/ AIDS. Her extensive world travels in Asia, Europe, USA and other parts of Africa have made her the skilled professional she is. As a health manager, leader, experienced monitoring, and evaluation practitioner, she is passionate about teaching, mentoring, supporting, and advancing the course of nurses and those who may want to follow in her footsteps.Now in her late 60s, Nomathemba does not consider herself as Retired-only Rewired as she still works a full-time job. When not consulting professionally, she delights in being a mother and a grandmother to three lovely boys, who are the inspiration of her legacy and heritage.
Critical Care Psychology and Rehabilitation
The primary focus of critical care is doing everything necessary to save lives. With so many things to manage, it comes as no surprise that the complex, multi-layered issues faced by critical illness survivors cannot be managed by intensive care specialists alone. Critical Care Psychology and Rehabilitation provides insight into holistic care of survivors. Written by leading experts, the book builds upon current literature and illustrates the benefits of integrating psychological and rehabilitation techniques throughout the care continuum. Chapters include summaries of treatment techniques, developments in intensive care settings, support and training for staff, and opportunities for further research. Although all chapters are relevant to contemporary psychology practice, the book is written in a style that is accessible to a wide audience of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals. Critical Care Psychology and Rehabilitation offers tools to improve the quality of intensive and post intensive care, with positive outcomes for patients, families, and caregivers.
Resetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic
The pandemic reset how doctors practice and how patients receive care--there's no returning to the pre-coronavirus status quo. With so much uncertainty surrounding our healthcare, Resetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic is your essential guide. In his book, Dr. Sanjay Prasad explains how SurgiQuality uses breakthrough technology to provide patients unprecedented transparency, quality, cost control, and expertise. When you're in need of an elective procedure, SurgiQuality provides you expert recommendations, full cost comparisons, and, most important, a ranking of surgeons based on past outcomes. The coronavirus has destabilized the entire healthcare system, resulting in higher costs and more complexity for everyone. We can no longer afford to blindly follow the recommendations of doctors or friends, advertisements, or online ratings to make what are often the most important decisions in our lives. Like never before, SurgiQuality empowers patients with objective, easy-to-understand information. Resetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic is your must-have guide to medical care in a post-pandemic world.
Time to Sell?
Best-Selling book for physicians, now in its 3rd edition, helps doctors make the best deals.Physicians are finding themselves in the position of selling their practices. But selling isn't always a slam-dunk solution. In fact, physicians may find that the same problems that prompted them to sell their practice - re-igniting income and visits, regulatory headaches, & long hours - continue to frustrate them but potentially now as a hospital employee.The trouble is, few physicians have the business, legal, and accounting background needed to assess their situation and - if selling is the right choice - to find the right hospital partner and structure a realistic deal that rewards them with the income, freedom and peace of mind they're seeking. That's why so many physicians who sell end up dissatisfied.In this new and expanded edition of Time to Sell?, veteran practice consultant Randy Bauman helps physicians and practice administrators examine their own selling scenario-from how much the practice is worth to the operational, deal-making, and legal issues that would shape the sale. He helps physicians find the right answers and make the best deals. Should the time not be right for a sale, Bauman also explores alternative options for not selling, including ways to make the existing practice more profitable, efficient, and satisfying.NEW FEATURES FOR THE THIRD EDITIONBauman's new guide bridges this gap for physicians, giving them practical tools for finding the right fit - both personally and financially.For example, Time to Sell? helps physicians understand why some physicians groups to command surprisingly high rates - and then use those insights into everything from "curb appeal" to revenue streams as the basis for developing their own pricing strategy. It also helps them recognize when selling the practice isn't going to be the right fit. Instead, Bauman offers a variety of options physicians can use immediately to improve the financial rewards and personal satisfaction they enjoy in their existing practice.If selling to a hospital is the right decision, Time to Sell? Guide to Selling a Physician Practice walks physicians through each step. A particular strength of the book is Bauman's ability to simplify not only the process, but the legal and financial considerations along the way.
Physician: Time to Invest in Yourself!
Do you feel as if you race from patient to patient and procedure to procedure without time to pause and reflect? Do you feel that you are melting down both physically and emotionally? Do you feel ill-equipped to give the best patient care if you're not healthy yourself? Are you concerned that patients continue to succumb to preventable chronic diseases despite trying to educate for healthy lifestyles? Do you feel as though your patients' care is becoming so fragmented that something important might get missed? And you might be held accountable? If so, this book is the ideal resource to help you turn things around.Via this new book, it is possible to meet your life goals through a series of simple yet powerful steps that can change how you view your job and your life. Unprecedented challenges beleaguer the practice of medicine, including disparities among legitimate patient needs, the resources to meet these needs, market forces transforming healthcare, and the physician's need to understand how to confront these challenges. By reading this book you gain: the wisdom and tools to confront the challenges of a medical career and the struggle to maintain the primacy of the doctor-patient relationship Practical techniques to sustain your body, mind and spirit no-nonsense risk management strategies and the increasing risk of allegations of negligence strategies to meet the daily demands of your challenging medical career We believe the book has the potential to transform the reader's personal and professional life. Designed for practicing physicians and those in training, (and available in print and convenient eBook, ) the frank dialog between the authors, Dr. Tim Paterick and Dr. Ngo is like eavesdropping on their conversation about practice and life balance! You'll appreciate the sense of community here; knowing you are not alone will boost your confidence and give you actionable strategies for your work and your life.
Operation Five-Star
You must increase the level of customer service in your medical practice, but where to start?In the past, Five-Star Service was perhaps one of the most underestimated concepts in the healthcare industry. Not anymore. Five-Star customer service is something we all demand in our everyday lives--in our homes, businesses, and personal lives--and now it is becoming one of the cornerstones of healthcare delivery.But in your healthcare practice, you can launch your own "Operation Five-Star" with this new book, by best-selling authors James Saxton and Maggie Finkelstein. Combining the "why should we focus on this?" with the commonsense "how to do it," you'll find real-world cases that show how practices and hospitals have succeeded with Operation Five-Star. The book provides practical information and tools to build service excellence in the health care setting, and simultaneously help healthcare providers to mitigate liability risk.Must read sections include post-adverse event communication and disclosure, how to appreciate cultural differences in your patientpopulation, and how to engage staff in enhancing internal and external Five-Star service, consistently and pervasively.The post-ACA environment focus on quality of care and efficiencies, tied to reimbursement, means the Five-Star service concept for physicians and other healthcare providers now takes on great significance. With this book, in convenient print or eBook, James Saxton and Maggie Finkelstein describe proven techniques to seize control in the practice and create the best possible experience for patients.The book is directed to physicians, hospital risk managers, physician practice office administrators and managers, patient experience leaders and officers, hospitals, medical societies, hospital associations, and medical professional liability insurers.What you'll get with Operation Five-Star: -An affordable way to jump-start your service excellence program-Carefully designed and an easy-read; not time consuming-A pathway for incorporating a five-star service culture in the medical practice-Provides practical tips that can be used immediately-Highlights real-life scenarios in various healthcare settings
The Three Stages of a Physician’s Career
Today's medical graduates are superbly trained to practice state-of-the art clinical medicine. However, only in rare instances are they trained to self-manage their careers and medical practices. This new book from Greenbranch Publishing has been planned to fill that gap in training and knowledge.To assist students, interns, residents, fellows, and practicing physicians manage the many challenges of their career, the authors have divided physicians' careers into three stages: Early, Mid-Career, and Late-Career. The goal of this book is to provide a "go-to" resource on strategic career and practice management, highlighting the unique issues, concerns and challenges doctors face during these three, very different stages of their career from medical school through post-retirement. This new book, featuring insights from physician career and practice management experts, is an invaluable treasure trove of practical, hands-on advice from an author team gathering their expertise in one place! Jam-packed with easy-to-implement suggestions, you'll hear sage advice from a career coach for physicians, two certified financial planners, a healthcare attorney, a medical school dean for student advising, two experts who launch, merge, and sell physician practices, and a surgeon who literally "wrote the book," on the business aspects of running a medical practice. All are recognized authorities in their field, and the authors are joined by a distinguished group of contributors including, Randy Bauman, Keith Borglum, Thomas Shapira, and Dr. Neil Gesundheit. The contributors have decades of experience writing about the career and/or practice issues of physicians, and advising physicians and physicians-in-training.The Early-Career section provides in-depth descriptions of career theory, choosing a medical field, renewing and balancing yourself, managing career transitions, and practical guidelines to navigate the many other challenges of early careers in medicine.The Mid-Career section offers the broadest and most detailed information available regarding practice organization and management, building assets and retirement planning, estate planning, common legal issues, and how to manage the challenges of malpractice and/or impairment.The Late-Career section covers deciding what to do after practice, closing the doors or selling a practice, and evolving estate and practice priorities so there is joy in a well-planned retirement filled with fun, meaning, and contribution.The Three Stages of a Physician's Career: Navigating from Training to Beyond Retirement will become your "go to" resource for critical topics such as these: Modern Career Theory as it pertains to medical careers Defining & managing the 3 types of medical career transitions How to transition to a non-clinical career How to choose your area of medical specialization Self-Renewal, work-life balance, and the unique balance challenges of students and trainees The essentials of landing your first job How to dissect and interpret employment agreements How to select a financial advisor and professional support team Learn the essentials to master: Insurance policies, profit sharing plans, 401K and 403b, debt reduction Understanding retirement plans and creating an investment plan Relief from fear of the unknown when experiencing or surviving a malpractice lawsuit Recognizing and knowing how to deal with impairment in a colleague or yourself Practical advice on marketing and practice promotion PROTIREMENT: the proper approach to retirement planning
Physician-Hospital Alignment and Compensation Models
Physician-Hospital Alignment and Compensation Models: The Second GenerationBy: Max Reiboldt, CPA, Justin Chamblee, MAcc, CPA, and Ellis M. "Mac" Knight, MD, MBANew book helps hospital and health system leaders and physicians enter into better contracts in a value-based world.The current era of healthcare alignment among physicians, hospitals, and outside independent investors has been underway for 10-15 years. Given this, many of the original contracts that formed the basis of these arrangements have (or will soon) expire. Thus, we refer to these new deals as "second generation" transactions.As the system moves toward a more value-based, fee-for-value reimbursement environment, newer alignment vehicles, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs), clinically integrated networks(CINs), and patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) are beginning to take shape. More physician compensation models now include at least partial incentives for performance, as measured by such matters as specialty-specific quality metrics, cost efficiency metrics, meaningful use of electronic health records, and other parameters.Starting with a review of "First Generation" physician compensation models, the authors then detail components of "Second Generation" models including: How Value-Based Reimbursements of the future call for adjustments to the Volume-Based incentives of the past. How to engage physicians in alignment initiatives that are favorable to both parties. How to approach the imperative today of improved quality of care coupled with decreased costs of care. How to be profitable in a demanding, competitive, and highly-regulated environment. BONUS INCLUDED! Actual templates for your use: Letters of Intent Comparative Review Summary of Key Terms in Physician Employment Agreements Professional Services Agreement for Specialty Services Management Agreement
Quality Care, Affordable Care
In Quality Care, Affordable Care, Dr. Lawrence Shapiro explains how by using the simple but potent variation-reduction process, physicians can take charge of healthcare reform to improve health and reduce the cost of care. And he tells the real-life story of how the variation reduction program at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, which he runs, saved $31 million by instituting a series of specialty-oriented variation-reduction programs. He also shares the five pillars of a successful variation-reduction program, and explains how providers can use these approaches to build their own in-house variation reduction effort. Don't miss this opportunity to understand and implement an approach to healthcare change which puts doctors in the driver s seat. This book offers a practical, hands-on guide to getting a variation-reduction program in place that physicians will sign up for. It offers a unique take from a physician leader who has personally led a highly-successful program and explains in plain language how to take advantage of his experience. In Quality Care, Affordable Care, Dr. Lawrence Shapiro explains how by using the simple but potent variation-reduction process, physicians can take charge of healthcare reform to improve health and reduce the cost of care. And he tells the real-life story of how the variation reduction program at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, which he runs, saved $31 million by instituting a series of specialty-oriented variation-reduction programs. He also shares the five pillars of a successful variation-reduction program, and explains how providers can use these approaches to build their own in-house variation reduction effort.Don't miss this opportunity to understand and implement an approach to healthcare change which puts doctors in the driver s seat. This book offers a practical, hands-on guide to getting a variation-reduction program in place that physicians will sign up for. It offers a unique take from a physician leader who has personally led a highly-successful program and explains in plain language how to take advantage of his experience.
Unlocking the Value of NPs and PAs
Unlocking the Value of NPs and PAs: Increase Revenue and Create a Healthy and Thriving Practice with Midlevel ProvidersErin Tolbert, RN, MSN, FNP-CMost medical practice management literature addresses practice structure and profitability as it relates to physicians. The role of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) has evolved significantly over the past several years but most practices are not set up to take full advantage of their potential. Yet fiscally smart and patient-centered practices are effectively using nurse practitioners and physician assistants in this ever-changing healthcare landscape. In the face of such changes, it's essential that healthcare practices reevaluate their provider staffing strategies to maximize the efficiency and profitability in their clinics or departments.This new book discusses what employers can expect when hiring advanced practice providers and how to help midlevel providers in their practices reach their full potential. The book suggests actionable modifications employers can make to recruit, hire, train, and retain Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in a mutually beneficial employment relationship.This indispensable book provides practical tools including: Understanding the role of midlevel providers and their differences from physicians. Developing systems and processes for recruiting and retaining midlevel providers that maximize the potential for selecting the right candidate and providing a successful onboarding experience. Reviews the role midlevel providers play and suggests various practice structures that maximize these roles. Implementing these structures takes advantage of the unique capabilities of midlevel providers improving practice efficiency and revenue. Discusses the way nurse practitioners and physician assistants are educated and the challenges this poses for employers. The book gives strategies for overcoming these challenges and addressing the education disparity between physicians and midlevel providers. Shares practical steps for interviewing, hiring and structuring the employment relationship with midlevel providers which ultimately improves job satisfaction and encourages retention. Highlights real-world examples of how NPs and PAs are being used today by successful practices. Successful implementation of PAs and NPs gives practices an advantage over their competitors. Readers will feel empowered with practical, actionable strategies for improving practice structure and hiring practices with midlevel providers. Written from the perspective of a nurse practitioner who works with hospitals and clinics examining their recruiting practices and management strategies, readers will gain an all-new understanding of these strategies that will lead to stronger employment relationships with NPs and PAs and ultimately--financial profitability.
Flatlining
How Healthcare Could Crash the Economy - And How We Can Stop ItThe health care system is an industry that will personally touch all of us at some point in our lives. But as it consumes an ever-larger share of the US economy, it also threatens our financial well-being. Especially as a new administration moves to "repeal or replace" or "fix" the Affordable Care Act, now is the time to gain a deeper understanding of the health industry.That's the subject of this new book by Ron Howrigon, President and CEO of Fulcrum Strategies. "Health care is the largest single segment of our economy and it is quickly spiraling out of control," the author comments. "This book can give readers and understanding of the health care industry, why it's in trouble--and what needs to happen to fix it."This book presents a concise, comprehensible overview of the critical issues and challenges facing the economics of health care. Readers will learn about: The unsustainable rate of inflation in the cost of health care--and the "market adjustment" that could send the US economy into a tailspin. The three economic factors that explain why health care costs keep rising, and the changes necessary to reverse that trend. The Affordable Care Act, six years on--its unanticipated effects on the health care system, and why the exchanges are at risk of failing. How "Repeal and Replace" could set the stage for a meltdown of the US healthcare system. The prescription for the cure--seven areas where decisive action is needed to create a more sustainable model for health care. "The US health care system is a product of who we are and what we are as a country," Ron Howrigon writes. FLATLINING: HOW HEALTH CARE COULD KILL THE US ECONOMY offers a cleared-eyed look at how health care system got to where it is today, and the critical decisions that will be needed to ensure its sustainability in the future.
Your Ultimate Guide to MIPS, 2018 Edition
Your Ultimate Guide to MIPS, 2018 Edition By Joy Rios, MBA, CHTS-PWCMS has a way of giving you 1000 puzzle pieces, without giving the clear big picture. This book helps put all the pieces together.Finally! A decoded, organized, easy-to-read, concise, and detailed reference and teaching tool for MIPS with everything you need to be successful for all physician practices! A must read for practice managers, administrators, executives, or clinicians navigating MIPS, Health IT Consultants and anyone interested in the details of the CMS, Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).This practical, action-oriented book by Joy Rios, MBA, CHTS-PW (in print or eBook) is a comprehensive guide to all MIPS program categories. This book will help stakeholders navigate the MIPS program and its nuances in easy to understand terms to help achieve MIPS program success.In the current landscape, it up to the practice employee to do the research and understand the program. Rather than aggregating all of the information that is available online, let Joy Rios and this book do it for you - using this guide will take the pressure off you and your staff members! You will enjoy a sense of empowerment in being able to take the information in the book and apply it directly to your practice - to have more meaningful conversations with EHR vendors, billers/coders, etc.Healthcare is moving from a pay-for-service model to a pay-for-performance model. Many - in fact, arguably most - healthcare professionals do not understand how this will happen. Your Ultimate Guide to MIPS for 2018 gives you a full spectrum of content.
The Field Guide to Physician Coding, 4th Edition
"All Physicians can increase their revenue and improve their compensation through accurate coding. This book tells you how."The Field Guide to Physician Coding, 4th Edition delivers a payload of precise information on coding rules and relevant billing guidelines. Betsy Nicoletti selects topics that answer the questions she is asked most frequently in her speaking and consulting work. Her explanations are clear and detailed and tell the practice what it needs to know to code for services. Nicoletti also steers you to critical source documents for today's coding rules so you don't have to spend hours hunting for key facts in long official documents.This book is organized, in a way that makes looking up topics easy. The book simplifies complex coding rules and provides source citations for the reader. NEW AND UPDATED FOR THIS EDITION! Anticoagulation management coding Care management for behavioral conditions Non-face-to-face prolonged services CPT codes Prolonged services for wellness visits, new HCPCS codes Psychiatric collaborative care coding Cognitive assessment and care plan services Chronic care management Critical care Global surgical package Coding drives revenue in medical practices and physician compensation, and as you know, coding is also a risky endeavor because of the necessity to do it right. There is Complexity: coding is complex, and practices find it hard to be certain if they are doing it correctly. There is Change: the codes and rules change every year and a practice needs to stay up to date. And there is Concept: this is a book that explains the concepts that drive coding. Designed with the most common coding issues that plague medical practices in mind, Betsy Nicoletti's "No-nonsense" advice supported by weblinks that answers the most pressing questions from physicians, practice managers, billers and coders. The "rules" that help doctors get paid, not just the codes Organized alphabetically, by topic, for ease of use Relevant to all specialties Detailed explanations Each entry includes: The definition of the service Explanation of billing rules Key points Clinical examples, when relevant CPT or CMS references With The Field Guide to Physician Coding, 4th Edition, there is a confidence that the claims sent to the insurance company are accurate and compliant. Sleep well knowing that your practice is compliant with government rules and you're collecting all the money you are entitled to collect! "This book should be on the desk of every clinician, biller and coder in the country!"
Own the Phone
The phone rings non-stop at your medical practice, and sometimes it seems like all you can do is put up with the incessant work it creates. Practice leaders struggle to develop proper phone strategies for staff but often give up before they've found the right ones. Sometimes, they simply move the phone answering function to a back room and try to ignore the noise.But thinking that way is a mistake. Every day, potential buyers call your practice, and too often, experience poor customer service, which turns them away. Inefficient phone handling also frustrates existing patients and hurts patient retention. All told, poor phone management causes practices to lose much-needed appointments and revenue more often than they suspect. Luckily, there's a way to turn this situation around. In "Own the Phone: Proven Ways of Handling Calls, Securing Appointments, and Growing Your Healthcare Practice," author Spencer Peller offers a detailed plan for phone improvement which can generate quick results for any medical practice. This includes in-depth instructions on how to set up office phones to your best advantage. "The telephone is the lifeline of your practice," Peller says. "No matter what technology or medium exists today that allows patients to communicate with you and your staff, or how easy it has become for them to learn more about your practice from the Internet, the phone still sits front and center as the key ingredient in their doctor selection process."Own the Phone provides high-level strategies to change the behavior of each member of your team and phone handling best practices that can be put in place quickly and easily (and made repeatable for everyone in the organization), as well as strategies for training.
Patient-Centered Payoff: Driving Practice Growth Through Image, Culture and Patient Experience
For the first time medical practices and organizations are about to see their income either increase or decline based on regulations that directly measure patient care and satisfaction. CMS has now made the patient experience its business. The patient experience is critical to the future of healthcare and the cost of care. Practices that have paid little attention to this in the past can learn how to improve the patient visit through the environment, culture and the actions of physicians and staff. Learn the steps your practice can take to reap the many payoffs of achieving high patient-centered standards without having to make a big financial investment. In The Patient-Centered Payoff: Driving Practice Growth Through Image, Culture and Patient Experience, authors Cheryl Bisera and Judy Capko explain how healthcare professionals and organizations can thrive in the new patient-centered environment. In their book, Judy Capko and Cheryl Bisera describe how the patient-centered movement has changed medical practice and offer insights into the opportunities this new environment provides to practices. As in Judy Capko's bestselling books, (Secrets of the Best-Run Practices, 2nd Edition and Take Back Time--Bringing Time Management to Medicine) The Patient-Centered Payoff: Driving Practice Growth Through Image, Culture and Patient Experience is clearly written, engaging, and packed with easy-to-implement ideas. What the book covers: * How create an impressive image * Identity: Knowing who you are and expressing it with conviction * Defining your online presence and protecting your online reputation * Developing a patient-centric office culture * How to live and measure your adherence to your mission * How to speak the language of patients * Evaluating your patient's experience (a look in the mirror!)* Making patients feel at home when they visit your facility Benefits: *Discover how to succeed in the rapidly growing patient-centered care movement. *Includes carefully chosen case studies that highlight successes in building a patient-centric medical practice. * Learn how to deliver customer service that delights patients. *Gain valuable insight into how practices should claim and take control of their online presence. * Take advantage of a list of twenty one things you can do now without breaking the bank. * Leverage tools to evaluate your existing office culture and transform it into one that creates an exceptional environment for patients and staff. Fortunately, there are many steps a practice can take to develop an attractive, engaging presence without making a big financial investment. In this book, doctors and medical practice administrators get a practical guide to creating a positive practice image which grows a loyal, referring patient base. It includes advice on how to measure performance and maintain accountability; how to define your practice image and express it with conviction; and how to manage your online and social media presence. It also offers a list of twenty-one steps practices can take right away without breaking the bank. This book provides all the tools practices need to begin reaping the many benefits to running a profitable patient-centered practice. By following these recommendations by Capko and Bisera, medical practices will improve their competitive position, gain financial incentives with payer reimbursement, and grow a loyal patient base.
Think Business!
Thousands of physicians and practice managers have relied on the previous edition of this book. In this revised and updated 2nd Edition, nationally recognized expert, Owen Dahl, provides the vital information that top business schools teach. Think Business! Is designed for the busy professional as a "mini-MBA" for the medical practice environment. If you own, run, or have anything to do with a healthcare practice, you must read this book.Written in a clear style, the revised edition covers the changes occurring in healthcare and reimbursement including the move from volume to "value." All examples and content relate to the daily operations and activities that occur in a healthcare practice. New for this Edition! Where to look first to control costs? We'll give you the first 3 places to look Complete overhaul of the Finance section MACRA, MIPS, PQRS, VBPM - Alphabet Soup How much does it cost you to see a patient? (cost differentials of new patient vs. established patient, one office vs. another office, one provider vs. another provider... Step-by-step guide to revenue cycle management (RCM) What is the expected profit margins on certain patient services? Basics of a strong compliance policy Risk Management: choose the MedMal policy right for you Volume to Value-based reimbursement How Scenario Planning works well in a medical practice Quadrant matrix to aid in decisions regarding ancillaries Tips on benchmarking the practice Avoiding risk of embezzlement Coaching behaviors Managing multi-generational teams BONUS: Case studies that illustrate the change to pay-for-performance, risk management, ACA impact. Filled with winning techniques -- With Think Business! 2nd Edition, You will learn: Financial fundamentals - how to keep tabs on the practice Employees as assets: How to recruit and retain them How to differentiate your practice from your competition Setting the stage for pay-for-performance and quality of care Why individual physicians - and their executive staff should care about satisfied patients and quality outcomes Motivate employees to build great teams; it's not only about money! Packed with plenty of take-home value, you can count on Owen Dahl to provide you with the language, the players, and the management techniques to ensure success in your practice. His energy and sense of purpose translates into winning techniques and illustrative case studies. Refer to Think Business! often for specific strategies you can implement in your practice today. Improve your bottom line, comply with pay-for-performance and increase the patient satisfaction in your practice.!
31 1/2 Essentials for Running Your Medical Practice
While many books address medical practice management, this book goes beyond textbook theory. Drawing on nearly 50 years of combined experience consulting with and running highly successful private practices, the authors map out practical, turnkey solutions to the harsh realities facing medical, dental, and all healthcare practices, including: tough competition, patient expectations, shrinking reimbursement, litigation, malpractice insurance costs, complex regulations, high rents, soaring utilities, and other challenges. FEATURES: A "fast start" users-guide style: Spend less time reading! Each chapter zeroes in on one success essential, concisely explaining how to identify problems, clear obstacles, make improvements and measure success. Covers every aspect of your practice: No more guesswork! You can get right to work with today's best strategies for everything from choosing an office location and the right staff, to controlling overhead and getting patients to comply with treatment plans. Real-world examples: From mission statements to budgets, you can build your own improvements on the best work already done by other successful practices. Ready-to-use tools: The book includes financial benchmarks, numbers and equations that make it even easier to put the 31 success strategies into action in your practice. Offers 31 "essentials" - concrete solutions that have been tested, refined and proven to make a difference by highly successful practices.
Disability and Discourse Analysis
Disability studies has engaged with discourse analysis in key works both from the UK and the USA. While the perspectives and analyses of discourse analysis have proved well suited for exploring disability, however, its methods have not been sufficiently developed in a disability studies context. Conversely, discourse analysts have traditionally been concerned with social issues and fields in which asymmetric power relations, marginalization, and discrimination play a central role, e.g. gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, all of which share many analytical features with disability. But although efforts have been made to integrate disability into the discourse analysis and conversation analysis canon, the link between the two fields needs to be strengthened. This ground-breaking volume contributes to this link by thoroughly applying the analytical vocabulary of discourse analysis to issues that are central to the field of disability studies. It strengthens disability studies by supplying case studies of representations and constructions of disability and disabled people in discourse, theorizes the role played by language in the social construction of disability, and makes disability a more salient topic for discourse analysts.
Pictures of Health
From the days of its colonial glory, Philadelphia has had an important place in the history of American health care. In Pictures of Health, Janet Golden and Charles E. Rosenberg have assembled a series of photographs illuminating that history.
Scientific Writing and Publishing in Medicine and Health Sciences
Schreiben und Publizieren geh繹ren zum Kerngesch瓣ft von Wissenschaftler*Innen. Die hohe Qualit瓣t von Forschungsergebnissen allein reicht jedoch oftmals nicht aus, um diese in einem renommierten Journal platzieren zu k繹nnen, denn ganz verschiedene Aspekte nehmen Einfluss auf den Publikationsprozess. Der Weg bis zur Ver繹ffentlichung eines Aufsatzes wird h瓣ufig als schwierig und frustrierend wahrgenommen. Die Publikation ist eine Kurzanleitung zum effektiven Schreiben und Ver繹ffentlichen wissenschaftlicher Artikel. Sie bietet Autor*Innen Schl羹sselinformationen zu zw繹lf Schritten des Schreib- und Publikationsprozesses, vom Anfangen mit dem Schreiben bis zum Umgang mit den Gutachterkommentaren von Journalen. Klar, pr瓣gnant und leicht lesbar gibt der Band Hintergrundinformationen (''Was Sie wissen sollten'') sowie konkrete Ratschl瓣ge (''Was Sie tun sollten'') und fasst die wichtigsten zu beachtenden Punkte in Checklisten zusammen. Autor*Innen k繹nnen die Kurzanleitung als Ganzes lesen, sie aber auch als Nachschlagewerk verwenden, um w瓣hrend des Schreibens Ratschl瓣ge auf konkrete Fragen zu erhalten. Das Buch erh繹ht die Freude am Schreiben wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten und zeigt effektive Methoden zur Ver繹ffentlichung in guten Journalen. Die Publikation erscheint zweisprachig, in Englisch und Deutsch.
Clinical Rotation Manual for the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Student
"Provide[s] the foundation needed for new graduates as well as seasoned acute care nurse practitioners to practice at the highest level. This author has taken great care to write this book in an easy-to-read-and-follow format to meet the needs of acutely ill patients while providing high-quality, cost-effective care." -Mary Ellen Roberts, DNP, APN-c, NP-c, FNAP, FAANP Director, DNP and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Programs Seton Hall University, Nutley, NJ From the Foreword Written specifically for the AGNP-AC student or the incoming Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, this handy guide provides a quick but thorough reference on the basics of the many complex challenges encountered in the clinical rotation portion of the AGNP-AC curriculum. Conveniently spiral-bound, it covers key skills such as patient assessment, billing, labs, imaging, and major diagnoses, among many others in a bulleted format for on-the-go comprehension. Chapters are deliberately designed to aid in surmounting practice knowledge gaps by synthesizing resources often found in disparate references, making them easily accessible and pertinent to the AGNP student. Organized by body system, this text covers a wide array acute care conditions. Each diagnosis is broken down into cause, assessment findings, diagnostics, and treatment and management. Every chapter provides a wealth of "clinical tips and tricks" boxes that summarize key information so the reader can avoid common mistakes in acute care. This resource concludes with a special "billing" section that received praise from reviewers for its usefulness. Content is presented in a straightforward, accessible style based on the author's many years of clinical expertise in precepting to help make the challenging clinical rotation in this high-acuity specialty a great transition to practice experience. Key Features: Written specifically for the AGNP-AC student in clinical rotations to provide appropriate, role-specific guidance Serves as a guide for instructors for effective precepting of AGNP-AC students Instructs on principles of accurate diagnosis and management of the major acute conditions by body system Cuts through the complexities of billing Provides abundant "clinical tips and tricks" boxes in each chapter
Health Information Technology Evaluation Handbook
Governments and clinical providers are investing billions of dollars in health information technologies (HIT). This is being done with the expectation that HIT adoption will translate into healthier patients experiencing better care at lower cost. In the initial push to roll out HIT, the reliability of these claims was often not substantiated by systematic evaluation and testing. As the first wave of widespread adoption of HIT comes to an end and the next wave begins, it is more important than ever that stakeholders evaluate the results of their investment, evaluate their success (or failure), and make decisions about future directions. Structured evaluations of a project's impact are an essential element of the justification for investment in HIT. A systematic approach to evaluation and testing should allow for comparison between different HIT interventions with the goal of identifying and promoting those which improve clinical care or other outcomes of interest. The question of the day is no longer "why perform evaluations," but "how to perform evaluations." This updated book provides an easy-to-read reference outlining the basic concepts, theory, and methods required to perform a systematic evaluation of HIT. Chapters cover key domains of HIT evaluation: study structure and design, measurement fundamentals, results analysis, communicating results, guidelines development, and reference standards. Updated case studies and examples are included demonstrating the successes or failures of these investments. The authors also include new initiatives put in place by the government and discuss how they are being adopted and used by health systems.
Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity
The Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity: Research, Education and Policy is an open access journal published by Winston-Salem State University with support from the National Association of Medical Minority Educators. Visit www.uncpress.org for open access links and more information. Articles in Volume 13, Number 1 (Spring 2020) are: - Leveraging Community Cultural Wealth to Bridge the Divide Between Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners and Physical Therapy Culture- The Effects of Phone Coaching on Self-Blood Pressure Management among African-American Adults- All Seated at the Table: Interprofessional Educational Experiences at Family Houses- Black and Latinx Faculty Perspectives on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives- Supporting Underrepresented Premedical Students while Maintaining Social Distancing: Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Education Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic- Reducing Health Disparities through an Education Rich in Cultural Competence and Service
’Purpose-Built’ Art in Hospitals
Over the past three decades, guidance on the selection of art in hospitals has suggested realistic art that depicts soothing and comforting images such as tranquil waters, green vegetation, flowers, and open spaces. Based on these findings, curators have been cautioned to avoid art with uncertain meaning that risks upsetting viewers in stressful states. However, some hospitals exhibit ambiguous or abstract art and cite anecdotal evidence of its appropriateness for healthcare settings. More recent research is going beyond anecdotal evidence, and indicates that the ambiguity of meaning in abstract compositions can have positive effects. 'Purpose-built' Art in Hospitals is built on an international study of artwork in hospitals around the globe. Exploring 'purpose-built' (specially commissioned) artwork in hospitals through the dual lens of an artist and healthcare professional, Rollins identifies 15 specific 'purposes' of visual artwork in hospitals and presents a compelling case for their use that is grounded in research. The book builds the reader's understanding of the many functions of artwork in hospitals, with the goal of encouraging greater variety in art offerings to better serve the many diverse needs of patients, families, visitors and staff within the hospital environment.
Teaching Writing in the Health Professions
This collection provides a research-based guide to instructional practices for writing in the health professions, promoting faculty development and bringing together perspectives from writing studies, technical communication, and health humanities.
A Guide to Laboratory Investigations
The seventh edition of this concise, highly practical guide to the interpretation of normal and abnormal laboratory results is fully revised and expanded, with updates on established and familiar tests, as well as interpretations on recent developments. With increasing responsibility being placed on primary care, the book includes guidelines on specific clinical conditions such as heart failure, management of female infertility, specific lipid monitoring in diabetes and guidance for monitoring renal failure. It also includes suggestions for appropriate laboratory tests in certain clinical situations, for example: dementia screen, screening tests when a patient presents with a neuropathy, and appropriate tests for patients presenting with hypertension, chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction and gynaecomastia. Completely up-to-date, A Guide to Laboratory Investigations, Seventh Edition remains an essential handbook for all primary care professionals professionals and a valuable reference for medical students and hospital physicians in training and in practice.
