Lee, Velma.,

A profile of the health management industry : health administration for non-clinical professionals / Velma Lee. - First edition. - 1 online resource (xvi, 90 pages) - Industry profiles collection, 2331-0073 . - Industry profiles collection. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-86) and index.

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.

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The World Health Organization's (WHO) constitution states that its objective "is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health" (World Health Organization, Constitution of the World Health Organization

9781606499832


Health services administration.
Health Services Administration.

administration competition electronic medical record ethics healthcare healthcare leadership healthcare policy HMO human resources insurance management medical centers strategy


Electronic books.

RA971 / .L446 2016

362.1068