Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Administration

- Controversial topic because many of the proposed solutions or policies may damage the economy in the short term in order to reap health benefits which will only become apparent several decades in the future

- Each chapter is written by experts in the field throughout the world

Improving healthcare and staying healthy is one of the most discussed and important issues in our society. Technology has played and will play an important role in many aspects of the healthcare system, and it offers new and better ways to solve the key health problems of the new century.

Philips has a strong and successful healthcare and wellness research program, which has significantly contributed to many health related technology breakthroughs in the past, and which addresses important innovations to shape the future of medical care. This program is linked to many...

What does just health care imply? Does it mean that people have a right to health care? Does it entail that there are rights-based social obligations to provide equal access to health care for everyone? And if so, why? Why are health care interests so important that they deserve special protection? What kind of social good is health care? What are its functions and do these make it different from other commodities? Furthermore, how much equality should there be in health care? What inequalities are morally acceptable and how should the burdens of achieving equality be distributed? Which...

Without new ways to think and manage itself strategically, academic healthcare faces terminal deterioration. Heightened competition and changing dynamics have brought turbulence to teaching hospitals, and the main impact has been financial. Langabeer and Napiewocki give health care executives the tools and concepts of strategic management they need and ways to strengthen analytic skills, all based on up-to-date empirical research, cast in language they can grasp and relate to, and specially tailored to help teaching hospital administrators cope successfully with today's marketplace...

Concentrating on the hospital and its variants, a panel of eminent academics and practitioners explores the major transformations that technological innovations have brought to the worldwide delivery of health care. This book spans a diversity of countries and health-care delivery systems but focuses primarily on the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia.

Doctors and hospitals have long resisted joining the digital revolution, said "The Wall Street Journal "(June 10, 2002.) Now they have no choice. Concentrating on the hospital and its variants, a panel of eminent academics and...

"Implementing an Electronic Health Record System" addresses the range of issues and opportunities that implementing an electronic health records system (EHR) poses for any size of medical organization - from the small one-man operation to a large healthcare system. The book is divided into sections on preparation, support, implementation and a summary and prospects section, enabling the clinician to define the framework necessary to implement and evaluate a clinically effective EHR system. With the increasing involvement of clinicians in the day-to-day running of the practice, interest is...

This comprehensive, evidence-based guide promotes an integrative approach to using complementary therapies with conventional medicines.

It increases awareness of the sound scientific basis to aromatherapy with a wealth of data, and contains practical information for treatment.

Contents include: Skin structure and function * Essential oil sciences in context * Aromadermatology and safety issues * The essentials of aromatic formulations * Skin-care essentials * Skin and the psyche * Skin infections * Childhood skin complaints * Inflammatory disorders * Wound...

Dieses Fachbuch wendet sich an niedergelassene Arzte und solche, die es werden wollen. Zahlreiche wirtschaftlich und rechtlich relevante Themen wurden aufgearbeitet, die fur Arzte aller Fachrichtungen, in alltaglichen Situationen von Nutzen sind. Hierbei wurde darauf Wert gelegt, dass die Sprache der Arzte" gesprochen wird. Teile des Buches befassen sich mit den Themen Praxisgrundung" und Praxisniederlegung," wobei sich der Grossteil der Kapitel mit Fragestellungen befasst, die fur alle Niedergelassenen immer wichtiger werden. Zudem werden arztliche Kooperationsformen genannt, die im...

Das Buch untersucht den Krankenhausaufnahmevertrag mit seinen Allgemeinen Geschaftsbedingungen(AGB) gegenuber Krankenhauspatienten. Grundlage fur die Verwendung von AGB ist der privatrechtliche Aufnahmevertrag, den Patienten mit den jeweiligen Krankenhaustragern schliessen. Dieser Vertrag wird im ersten Teil des Buches eigens dargestellt.

Im Hauptteil setzt sich das Buch mit unterschiedlichsten AGB-Gestaltungen in den deutschen Krankenhausern auseinander. Dabei werden nicht nur die von der Deutschen Krankenhausgesellschaft e. V. (DKG) empfohlenen Vertragskonditionen untersucht,...

Casino gambling has spread throughout the world, and continues to spread. As governments try to cope with fiscal pressures, legalized casinos offer a possible source of additional tax revenue. But casino gambling is often controversial, as some people have moral objections to gambling. In addition, a small percentage of the population may become pathological gamblers who may create significant social costs. On the benefits side, casinos are often purported to spur economic growth (increases in GDP), employment, and tax revenues. However, these benefits have been questioned. Does casino...