Sustainability for healthcare management : a leadership imperative / Carrie Rich, J. Knox Singleton, Seema S. Wadhwa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rich, Carrie R., author.

Singleton, J. Knox, author.

Wadhwa, Seema S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services administration--United States.

Health services administration.

Public health administration--United States.

Public health administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, [New York] : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

Fully updated in its second edition, this book challenges healthcare leaders to think through the implications of our decisions from fiscal, societal and environmental perspectives.

Contents:

Cover

Half title

Title page

Copyright page

Table of contents

List of figures

List of tables

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Hippocrates was right

2 From governance to operations

3 Saluting the captain of the ship: process engagement + health information technology

4 Waste not, want not: process improvement + waste management

5 The long and winding road (leads me home): employee engagement + transportation

6 Good-bye fried chicken, hello healthy, sustainable food: patient satisfaction + sustainable foods

7 Through the looking glass: cost + energy management

8 Before a baby's first breath: safety + chemical management

9 Downstream without a paddle: quality + Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

10 Building brand, literally: growth/brand + green building

11 Water changes everything: community benefit + water management

12 Environmental ethics in healthcare management

Appendix

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-351-99767-X

OCLC:

1019726690