Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems

A trusted professional reference and a teaching text, the new edition of Managing Health Services Organizations and Systems continues to provide the most comprehensive coverage available of the leadership, financial understanding, and conceptual frameworks required to effectively manage the delivery of health services in the U.S. Emphasizing continuous quality and performance improvement throughout the organization, the authors explore essential knowledge and skills required for success in areas that include managerial problem solving, resource allocation and utilization, effective communication, organizational culture, human resources, facilitation of change, and ethical and legal responsibilities.

This fully updated, reorganized, and revised 7th edition contains new content on information technology, artificial intelligence, and financial/quantitative analysis currently in widespread demand. Ninety case studies with discussion questions sharpen readers' problem-solving skills while inviting them further into the real world of hospital administration.

Instructor materials are available with this text and include:

• PowerPoint presentations
• Test banks and answer keys
• Learning objectives
• Instructor manual
• Figures and tables
• PLUS a PDF of all acronyms used in the text