Business Concepts for Healthcare Providers: A Quick Reference for Midwives, NPS, CNSS, and Other Disruptive Innovators

Slager, Joan

ISBN 10: 0763722901 / ISBN 13: 9780763722906

Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning (edition 1), 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Business Concepts for Healthcare Providers: A Quick Reference for Midwives, NPS, CNSS, and Other Disruptive Innovators
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763722901
• ISBN 13: 9780763722906
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This book is intended as a “pocket guide” for the non-physician provider who wishes to gain a basic understanding of some of the most common concepts of the business of being a healthcare provider. Topics include billing and coding, benchmarking practice, contract negotiation, and more. Whatever the background or motivator, this book is an excellent primer in business for the non-physician health care provider.

About the Author

Ms. Slager is the Director of Nurse-Midwifery at Bronson Women's Service in Kalamazoo, MI. She obtained her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing degree from Nazareth College in Kalamazoo, MI in 1980. She graduated from the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing with a Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery in 1991 and received a Master's in Science and Nursing from Case Western Reserve University in 1993. She lectures nationally on various aspects of business including billing and coding. Ms. Slager also does independent consulting for midwifery services. She is the current chair of the Business Section of the American College of Nurse-Midwives' Division of Standards and Practice.