Author: Joan R. S. McDowell MN RGN SCM DN RNTFlorence
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Keywords: team, healthcare, primary, handbook, diabetes
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2007-07-12
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0443101035
ISBN-13: 9780443101038

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. As one of the three major diseases in the Western world, and one that is on the increase, care of people with diabetes is crucial to the entire healthcare team. This book provides a comprehensive text on the management of the person with diabetes in the community and will be invaluable to dietitians, podiatrists and GPs and especially to practice nurses, district nurses and health visitors. It has been written from a community perspective by a multiprofessional team and advocates principles of car

Author: Daniel Farb
Publisher: University of Health Care
Keywords: program, guidebook, certificate, healthcare, care, customer
Number of Pages: 143
Published: 2005-11-01
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1594912378
ISBN-13: 9781594912375

The Customer Care in Healthcare Guidebook the perfect way to learn about the human side of healthcare in an interesting and conversational manner. It combines 4 Customer Care in Healthcare titles into one package. Titles included are Reorganizing for Customer and Patient Care, Customer and Patient Care, Provider Patient Relationships, and Handling Difficult People. They focus on teaching a technique or idea followed by reinforcement and application via questions and answers. This is an excellent tool to increase an organization’s commitment to customer care. The principles behind the con

Authors:RN MSN Debra Hadfield, RN Shelagh Holmes, RN and Don
Publisher: MCS Media, Inc.
Keywords: guide, pocket, healthcare, lean
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2007-10-31
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 097707207X
ISBN-13: 9780977072071

(Please see the newer version entitled The New Lean Healthcare Pocket Guide XL.) The Lean Healthcare Pocket Guide XL is a collection of Lean tool examples and definitions from healthcare professionals and Lean sensei. It provides easy-to-use and easy-to-understand tools, methods, and concepts based on the world-class Toyota Motor Company. These practices are commonly referred to as Lean. The Lean Healthcare Pocket Guide XL is designed for use as a convenient and quick reference as you learn and implement the Lean tools as they apply to those challenging situations in healthcare. You can put yo

Authors:Debra Hadfield, Shelagh Holmes,
Publisher: MCS Media, Inc.
Keywords: guide, pocket, healthcare, lean
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2006-01-27
List price: $10.95
ISBN-10: 0977072029
ISBN-13: 9780977072026

The Lean Healthcare Pocket Guide - Tools for the Elimination of Waste in Hospitals, Clinics and Other Healthcare Facilities is the collection of input from healthcare professionals and Lean sensei. It provides easy-to-use and easy-to-understand tools, methods, and concepts based on the world-class Toyota Motor Company. These practices are commonly referred to as Lean. The tools of value stream mapping, takt time, pitch, standard work, visual controls, predictable output, Six Sigma, goals and outcomes, etc. are all clearly explained in relationship to the healthcare environment. Numerous tools

Author: John E. Kemper
Publisher: Health Administration Press
Keywords: executive, essentials, project, capital, healthcare, launching
Number of Pages: 70
Published: 2004-03-30
List price: $44.00
ISBN-10: 1567932193
ISBN-13: 9781567932195

You’ve decided to invest large amounts of time, money, and manpower in a facility expansion. Getting it done right the first time is critical, and your role is key. This book provides what executives need to know about launching, organizing, and implementing a capital project. The book defines the key components of the project delivery process, the expected outcomes, and the risks involved. Special attention is given to the "project launch phase," the stage at which the project is defined. You will also learn what pitfalls to avoid and how to develop a complete and experienced delive

Authors:Sarbori R. Bhattacharya, Naakesh A. Dewan, Nancy M.
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: informatics, healthcare, behavioral
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2002-01-08
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0387952659
ISBN-13: 9780387952659

Behavioral Healthcare Informatics is an essential resource for clinicians, information technology officers, and consumers, as well as students and faculty in psychiatry, psychology, and social work who need to know what is possible today and what lies ahead as technology and behavioral healthcare care converge. Covering a full range of areas from technology infrastructures to organizational issues, this book fills the void this discipline has endured by detailing hoe to improve information systems and facilitate the transformation of data into knowledge, allowing information to be organized an

Author: Douglas E. Goldstein
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Keywords: amp, care, commerce, internet, harness, power, healthcare
Number of Pages: 491
Published: 2000-02-15
List price: $166.95
ISBN-10: 0834213656
ISBN-13: 9780834213654

Author writes ’Medical Internet,’ a monthly column for Managed Care Interface Magazine. Practical, hands-on e-advice for healthcare executives and physicians. Gives tips for planning and launching true e-services, not just marketing-focused Web sites. Softcover. Added to the Brandon-Hill Medical List in April 2001.