Practitioner's Credo

10 Keys to a Successful Professional Practice

by John B Mattingly

As practitioners, it is easy to fall into the trap of exaggerated self-importance as we complete our education and move into the world of the professional. At that moment, the aura of being something special is there for the taking. We have ...

ISBN: 9781600375576

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Practitioner's Guide to Health Informatics

by Mark L. Braunstein

<p><strong>&quot;This book will be a terrific introduction to the field of clinical IT and clinical informatics&quot; -- Kevin Johnson</strong></p> <p><strong>&quot;Dr. Braunstein has done a wonderful job of exploring a number of key trends in ...

ISBN: 9783319176628

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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Clinical Practice

by Tarek El-Toukhy & Peter Braude

<p>Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a rapidly advancing field of reproductive genetics. With the significant improvements achieved over the last few years in the understanding of many genetic diseases and in the techniques of molecular

ISBN: 9781447129486

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$99.00

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Prioritization in Medicine

An International Dialogue

by Eckhard Nagel & Michael Lauerer

<p>The gap between a rising demand for health care services on the one side and scarce resources on the other**, **is leading to a growing pressure on decision-making processes. Hence, prioritization in medicine has become an increasingly ...

ISBN: 9783319211121

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Quality Evaluation in Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging

by Peter L. Tilkemeier, Robert C. Hendel, Gary V. Heller & others

<p>This handbook provides hospitals, clinics, and imaging centers, along with their medical and technical directors and hospital administrators, with the necessary information and tools to develop quality initiatives. </p> <p>The specific aims ...

ISBN: 9783319280110

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Regulating Patient Safety

The End of Professional Dominance?

by Oliver Quick

<p>Systematically improving patient safety is of the utmost importance, but it is also an extremely complex and challenging task. This illuminating study evaluates the role of professionalism, regulation and law in seeking to improve safety, ...

ISBN: 9781108157919

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Regulatory and Economic Aspects in Oncology

by Evelyn Walter

<p>This book explores topics of importance to all who have an interest in economic methods for assessment of the efficacy and effectiveness of new cancer treatments and in regulatory measures relating to their marketing authorization and ...

ISBN: 9783030012076

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Resistance Behavior to National eHealth Implementation Programs

by Philipp Klöcker

<p>This monograph discusses challenges faced during the implementation of national eHealth programs. In particular, it analyzes the causes of stakeholders’ reluctance to adopt these technologies by drawing on user resistance theory and context ...

ISBN: 9783319178288

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Risk Management in Medicine

by Walter Merkle

<p>To err is human, yet nobody wants to accept this fact. This is especially true in medicine! This book focuses on how human failures can be avoided in the medical context. Experts from different disciplines discuss the underlying causes of ...

ISBN: 9783662474075

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Safer Hospital Care

Strategies for Continuous Quality Innovation, 2nd Edition

by Dev Raheja

<p>According to the National Patient Safety Foundation, about 440,000 deaths from hospital mistakes are expected in 2018. These mistakes are preventable, but the number of deaths has been increasing for the last two decades instead of ...

ISBN: 9780429603525

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Safety of Health IT

Clinical Case Studies

by Abha Agrawal

<p>This practical text provides an overview of the adverse consequences of health information technology (HIT) and its impact on patient safety. Specific cases of errors and risks related to various types of HIT are featured along with best ...

ISBN: 9783319311234

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Senior Nurse Mentor: Curing What Ails Hospital Nursing

by Michael W. Perry

<p>Many nurses are unhappy. The demands on them are great and praise is rare. Conflicts between nurses are so common, there’s a term for it—”Nurses eating their own.” Morale is often low, turnover is high, and costly mistakes are made. Based on ...

ISBN: 9781587420917

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Service Quality for Facilities Management in Hospitals

by Low Sui Pheng & Zhu Rui

<p>This book examines the Facilities Management (FM) of hospitals and healthcare facilities, which are among the most complex, costly and challenging kind of buildings to manage. It presents and evaluates the FM service quality standards in ...

ISBN: 9789811009563

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Silent Ischemia

Current Concepts and Management

by T. v. Arnim & A. Maseri

<p>&quot;Silent Ischemia, Current Concepts and Management&quot; contains the proceedings of a conference held in Rottach-Egern, West Germany, March 5 to 7, 1987. We are most grateful to the authors for the effort to provide manuscripts before ...

ISBN: 9783662129975

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Social Work in the Hospital Organization

by Margaret Brock

<p>This book was written to fill a need for a basic text about medical social work. The material has specific reference to social work in the hospital organization, but much of it is applicable to social work within the broader context of health

ISBN: 9781442650848

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Social Work Services and Patient Decision Making

by Patricia Hansen

<p>First published in 1998, this timely study of an American acute care hospital examines decision making by patients and their families along with a cost analysis of social work services. The first part focuses on the patient’s experience of ...

ISBN: 9780429799013

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Stereopsis and Hygiene

by Hiroki Takada, Masaru Miyao & Sina Fateh

<p>This book outlines the principle and display methods of stereopsis, the biological effects of image viewing, and the effects on the human body, as well as its clinical significance. The authors also present the latest research findings and ...

ISBN: 9789811316012

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Strategic Issues and Challenges in Health Management

by K. V. Ramani, Dileep V Mavalankar & Dipti Govil

<p>The Indian health system has a poor global ranking. A new perspective on health system planning and development is required to improve the situation and build a health system responsive to the needs of the country. <strong>Strategic Issues ...

ISBN: 9789352801428

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Strategic Thinking in a Hospital Setting

by A. L. Hamdan

<p>Translating the realities of healthcare reform and healthcare costs into competitive hospital practice is the goal of this accessible, jargon-free guide. Taking its cue from Michael Porter’s highly-regarded business strategies, it offers a ...

ISBN: 9783319535975

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Surgeons as Educators

A Guide for Academic Development and Teaching Excellence

by Bradley Schwartz & Tobias S. Köhler

<p>This book is designed to provide the reader with comprehension of the principles of contemporary surgical education and skills to design and implement effective curricula that include learning theory, needs assessments, curriculum ...

ISBN: 9783319647289

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