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Possibly the first of its kind for today's executives, Executive Health describes the important factors influencing your health and what a manager should know and practice. In today's stressful and highly competitive environment, good and vibrant health is a matter of necessity, not of choice. This ... More

Applying state-of-the-art application of management and organizational thinking and research to health care organizations, this book targets those in health professions and health services management. This invaluable resource is grounded in contemporary research and thinking, and offers broad covera... More

Since the publication of the first edition in 1988, Nursing lnformatics has been embraced as the premier reference for all health professionals seeking a state-of-the-art review of the role of information technology in the nursing profession. The rapid development of this field is now captured and c... More

Administration of Programs for Young Children provides essential lessons in operating a quality early childhood education program. Students and program directors will find the content invaluable for planning programs, implementing objectives, recruiting, hiring and training staff, maintaining qualit... More

This is a practical guide for people who are taking on leadership roles at all levels of health and social care. The focus of the book is on leading change and how change can be accomplished. The tools and techniques used to manage change are clearly introduced and explained, but the emphasis is on ... More

Learn how to stay ahead of the game when budgets and staff are cutMedical Library Downsizing: Administrative, Professional, and Personal Strategies for Coping with Change explores corporate downsizing and other company-wide events as they relate to medical librarians in their organization. This trai... More

"With accompanying software! "Clinicians manage a lot of data - on assorted bits of paper and in their heads. This book is about better ways to manage and understand large amounts of clinical data. Following on from his ground breaking book, "Evaluating the Processes of Neonatal Intensive Care," Jos... More

The medical discipline is uniquely linked to the speed and real time environment of computer mediated information management. The three phases of trauma care (pre-hospital; hospital; and post- acute/rehabilitation) are based upon a philosophy of a continuum of care, which in turn necessitates a cont... More

Neurological problems comprise a large proportion of the practice of general medicine. Common complaints such as dizziness, headache, weakness and sensory disturbances produce enormous morbidity in the general population. Important neurological diseases such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer... More

Throughout the developed world, clinical audit has played a pivotal role in improving the quality of health care. This volume provides both valuable information and practical suggestions about how clinical audit can be used to implement change and sets them in context with case studies. In doing thi... More

A fundamental handbook to the family health model!Family Health Social Work Practice: A Knowledge and Skills Casebook is a comprehensive guide to an emerging practice paradigm in the social work field. Edited by pioneers of the family health approach (who also contribute several chapters each), this... More

Written for decision makers both inside and outside health care organizations, "The Foundations of Integrated Care" provides a comprehensive, in-depth discussion of integrated health care delivery and financing systems. In addition to presenting an extensive discussion of Duke University Medical Cen... More

Designed to provide health professionals with an integrated theoretical and empirical approach to strategic management through the incorporation of managerial, behavioural and organizational skills into a consensus model. These concepts are important in health service management from a strategic per... More