The Fundamentals of Healthcare Administration : Navigating Challenges and Coordinating Care / Dorothy Howell, Whitney Hamilton, Melissa Jordan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howell, Dorothy, author.

Jordan, Melissa, author.

Hamilton, Whitney, author.

Series:

Open textbook library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management--Textbooks.

Management.

Medicine--Textbooks.

Medicine.

Public health--Textbooks.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 322 pages).

Place of Publication:

Dahlonega, Georgia : University of North Georgia Press, [2021]

Summary:

This book is written for those interested in acquiring a thorough knowledge base relative to the intricacies of the organizational theories, customs, and insights significant to the management of health service organizations. It examines the foundational aspects of leadership and management as they relate to establishing and maintaining the principles and practices within healthcare organizations. The book opens with a discussion on the differences between health, healthcare, and health care while providing an overview of healthcare management and organizational trends. It culminates in discussions of leadership, management, motivation, organizational behavior, and management thinking. Additionally, it discusses topics of information technology, teamwork, health disparities, organizational culture, performance, and change.

Contents:

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Preface

Managing the Case of Mr. Rodriquez

Part I. Overview of Healthcare Organizations

Chapter 1: Healthcare Organizations

Chapter 2: Overview of Healthcare Management

Chapter 3: Healthcare Technology and Information Strategies

Chapter 4: Emerging Trends in Healthcare Organizations and Their Managerial Implications

Part II: Leadership

Chapter 5: The Convergence of Leaders and Managers

Chapter 6: Building a Foundation in Leadership and Management Theory

Chapter 7: The Role of Leaders and Managers in Establishing Organizational Ethics

Chapter 8: Core Leadership and Managerial Processes

Part III: Organizational Behavior and Models

Chapter 9: Organizational Theory and Behavior Practices in Healthcare: Examining the Three Lenses of the Healthcare Industry

Chapter 10: Analysis of Organizational Models

Part IV: Organizational Culture Performance and Change

Chapter 11: Eliminating Health Disparities in Healthcare Organizations through Cultural Proficiency

Chapter 12: Organizational Culture in Healthcare

Chapter 13: Organizational Performance

Chapter 14: Managing Organizational Change

Chapter 15: Organizational Challenges from a Global Perspective.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Open textbook library, viewed May 05, 2023).