A profile of the health management industry : health administration for non-clinical professionals /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee, Velma (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Industry profiles collection.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Elements of health care
  • Human resources
  • Financing and insurance
  • 2. How the industry operates
  • Government intervention
  • Process versus value focus
  • Privatization versus outsourcing
  • Healthcare financing
  • Physical plant and new building codes
  • 3. Industry organization and competition
  • Industry structure
  • Technological change in the healthcare industry
  • 4. Competitive strategies
  • Service differentiation
  • Patient satisfaction
  • Pricing strategies
  • Economies of scale
  • Barriers to entry
  • Corporate strategies
  • 5. Regulation
  • Policies that promote/restrict health and wellness/health care
  • Opportunities and challenges in the healthcare industry
  • Bibliography
  • Related books and articles
  • Index.