Foundations of Health Care Management

Leaders and managers throughout the health care system are
facing ever more challenging changes in the way care is delivered,
paid for, and evaluated. Foundations of Health Care Management:
Principles and Methods offers an innovative, concise,
reader-friendly introduction to health care management and
administration. It addresses the need for new skills in managers of
health care facilities and for those planning to enter health care
management positions. The book covers such critical topics as
leadership training, change management, conflict management
techniques, culture building, quality improvement, and
communications skills, as well as collaboration in the improvement
of population health.

Foundations of Health Care Management also concentrates
on innovations and describes steps in the transition to more
decentralized and creative approaches to the management of health
care facilities. The book covers physician management from the
physician's viewpoint, a valuable perspective for health care
managers.

The book serves important dual purposes for faculty and students
by providing both insights into the health care field as well as
foundational content on essential management and leadership
competencies. A full set of support materials is available for
instructors at the book's companion Web site.