Management Principles for Health Professionals - Softcover

Liebler, Joan Gratto; McConnell, Charles R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763746177 ISBN 13: 9780763746179

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2007

Synopsis

Management Principles for Health Professionals is a practical guide for new or future practicing healthcare managers. The customary activities of the manager planning, organizing, decision making, staffing, motivating, and budgeting are succinctly defined, explained, and presented with detailed examples drawn from a variety of health care settings. Students will learn proven management concepts, techniques, models, and tools for managing individuals or teams with skill and ease. The Fifth Edition is loaded with all-new examples from real-world healthcare settings. It addresses the most current topics in health care such as patient safety initiatives, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), revenue recovery efforts, and diversity training.

About this title

About the Author

Charles R. McConnell started his professional career in industrial and management engineering, followed by 29 years in human resources management in the healthcare industry. During those years he served as a human resources manager for affiliated organizations of a multi-facility healthcare system based in Rochester, New York, and earlier as a senior consultant with the Management and Planning Services division of the Hospital Association of New York State. He currently is an independent human resources and editorial consultant who has published more than 20 books and numerous articles, and serves as editor of a quarterly professional journal. He holds a BS in engineering and an MBA from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and has served as adjunct faculty at several colleges.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0763746177
• ISBN 13: 9780763746179
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 552