177 books (9 pages) in this category
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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eBookSocial 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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eBookby 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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eBookStrategic 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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eBookStrategic 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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eBookA 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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eBookImproving Safety, Quality and Value
by Juan A. Sanchez, Paul Barach, Julie K. Johnson & others
<p>This book focuses exclusively on the surgical patient and on the perioperative environment with its unique socio-technical and cultural issues. It covers preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative processes and decision making and ...
ISBN: 9783319440101
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eBookSurviving your Social Work Placement
by Karen Jones & Robert Lomax
<p>This clear and concise textbook is an invaluable guide for students embarking on their social work placements. Packed with tips, quotes, activities and illustrations, it offers coherent advice on how to get the best out of practice learning ...
ISBN: 9781137328236
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eBookby Sajeesh Kumar & Helen Snooks
<p>Written by experts from around the globe (USA, Europe, Australia and Asia) this book explains technical issues, digital information processing and collective experiences from practitioners in different parts of the world practicing a wide ...
ISBN: 9780857295293
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eBookby Sajeesh Kumar & Ellen R. Cohn
<p>Written by experts from around the globe, this book presents explains technical issues and clinical applications. It includes collective experiences from rehabilitation service providers in different parts of the world practicing a wide range
ISBN: 9781447141983
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eBookTextbook of Medical Administration and Leadership
by Erwin Loh, Paul W. Long & Peter Spurgeon
<p>This textbook covers all general areas of knowledge required for a trainee, generalist medical administrator, and doctor undergoing training to be a medical administrator specialist. Chapters cover all the key topics on medical administration
ISBN: 9789811054549
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eBookThe Affordable Care Act as a National Experiment
Health Policy Innovations and Lessons
by Harry P. Selker & June S. Wasser
<p>This book examines the landmark 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) from the perspective of health policy research as translational science. It delineates a new perspective about the creation and potential impact of the ACA
ISBN: 9781461483519
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eBookA Physician’s Guide to Effective Leadership
by Bruce L. Gewertz & Dave C. Logan
<p>This volume provides a theoretical framework for visionary leadership as well as specific management techniques to achieve success. The authors focus on maintaining a consistent set of behavioral characteristics for both the leader and the ...
ISBN: 9781493922208
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eBookThe Changing Face of Volunteering in Hospice and Palliative Care
by Ros Scott & Steven Howlett
<p>Volunteers have a long been involved in supporting the delivery of palliative care. Indeed in some countries, the range and quality of hospice and palliative care services depends on the involvement of volunteers. Hospice and palliative care ...
ISBN: 9780191092428
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eBookThe CLES-Scale: An Evaluation Tool for Healthcare Education
by Mikko Saarikoski & Camilla Strandell-Laine
<p>This contributed book is the first to focus on the Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision (CLES) framework. The origin instrument version of the CLES-scale has been published in Finland in 2002, and has generated wide European and ...
ISBN: 9783319636498
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eBookA Handbook for Chief Medical Information Officers and Those Who Hire Them, Second Edition
by Richard L. Rydell, MBA, FACHE, LFHIMSS, Editor & Howard M. Landa, MD, Associate Editor
<p><em>The CMIO Survival Guide</em> is the handbook for the new Chief Medical Information Officer, as well as for those recruiting or planning to recruit a CMIO. This quick reference is organized by real-world topics that CMIOs need to know, as ...
ISBN: 9781351592727
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eBookModeling Disease in Humans and the Healthcare System Response
by Raman Paranjape, Zhanle (Gerald) Wang & Simerjit Gill
<p>This book provides a pioneering approach to modeling the human diabetic patient using a software agent. It is based on two MASc (Master of Applied Science) theses: one looking at the evolution of the patient agent in time, and another looking
ISBN: 9783662562918
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eBookThe Digitalization of Healthcare
Electronic Records and the Disruption of Moral Orders
by Ian P. McLoughlin, Karin Garrety & Rob Wilson
<p>Electronic health records are widely regarded as the 'connective tissue' of any modern healthcare system. For some they represent a 'dangerous enthusiasm' and for others a key enabler of 'disruptive innovation'. Many governments have made ...
ISBN: 9780192516671
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eBookThe Emotionally Intelligent Social Worker
by David Howe
<p>Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles, this key textbook offers an insight on the theory of emotional intelligence and its vital practical value. Elegantly and succinctly written, it makes a powerful case for the importance of ...
ISBN: 9780230365216
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eBookWhere We've Been and Where We Need to Go
by Eldo Frezza
<p>The evolution of the healthcare system in the U.S. has seen numerous changes in the last 30 years where fee-for-service was the mainstay of reimbursement models and hospitals were managed by physicians and patient care was key. The early ...
ISBN: 9780429015779
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