Ultrasound Program Management

Vivek S. Tayal

ISBN 10: 3319631411 / ISBN 13: 9783319631417

Published by Springer International Publishing Feb 2018, 2018

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book addresses the wide range of issues that face the program leader - from how to choose a site and how to negotiate for equipment, to how to determine staffing requirements and how to anticipate and defuse possible turf issues with other programs and services in the hospital or healthcare facility. The early chapters of this book focus on the leadership of your program whether in your department or institution. The second section centers on education at all levels recognizing that smaller machines have made ultrasound available for medical students to advanced practitioners. The third section provides detailed logistics on equipment, maintenance, and safety. The fourth section focuses on a quality improvement program and includes a chapter on the workflow process. For those with limited budgets we also offer a section on practical operating and educational solutions. The fifth section offers insight into hospital level credentialing, quality assurance, national politics, and recent issues with accreditation. This is followed by reimbursement and coding. The last section covers topics in specialized communities. Chapters focus on ultrasound in global health, emergency medical services, pediatrics, critical care, community and office based practices. Multiple US working documents including checklists, graphs, spreadsheets, tables, and policy appendices are included. 628 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ultrasound Program Management
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing Feb 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319631411
• ISBN 13: 9783319631417
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 34D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 34 millimeters depth
• Weight: 937 grams

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Synopsis

This book addresses the wide range of issues that face the program leader – from how to choose a site and how to negotiate for equipment, to how to determine staffing requirements and how to anticipate and defuse possible turf issues with other programs and services in the hospital or healthcare facility. The early chapters of this book focus on the leadership of your program whether in your department or institution. The second section centers on education at all levels recognizing that smaller machines have made ultrasound available for medical students to advanced practitioners. The third section provides detailed logistics on equipment, maintenance, and safety. The fourth section focuses on a quality improvement program and includes a chapter on the workflow process.  For those with limited budgets we also offer a section on practical operating and educational solutions. The fifth section offers insight into hospital level credentialing, quality assurance, national politics, and recent issues with accreditation. This is followed by reimbursement and coding. The last section covers topics in specialized communities. Chapters focus on ultrasound in  global health, emergency medical services, pediatrics, critical care, community and office based practices. Multiple US working documents including checklists, graphs, spreadsheets, tables, and policy appendices are included.

About the Author

Vivek S. Tayal, MD, FACEP

Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, NC, USA

Michael Blaivas, MD, FACEP, FAIUM

University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Columbia, SC, USA

Troy Foster, MD, FACEP

Lutheran General Hospital

Park Ridge, IL, USA