Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Practice Management & Reimbursement

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a rapidly advancing field of reproductive genetics. With the significant improvements achieved over the last few years in the understanding of many genetic diseases and in the techniques of molecular genetic testing, new genetic diseases are being added to the list of conditions amenable to PGD almost on a weekly basis. Therefore, the subject of PGD is becoming relevant to a much wider variety of medical disciplines and an increasing number of patients who may wish to know more about this treatment option.

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The objective of this book is to provide practical and nuanced advice doctors can use to make better financial and business decisions for themselves and their families. Ultimately, this book aims to help level the financial playing field for medical practitioners and their loved ones. The content was prepared for doctors - in collaboration with doctors. The author comes from a medical family and is a financial risk management expert.

Was ist meine Praxis eigentlich wert? Die Antwort auf diese Frage erscheint einerseits trivial und ist andererseits doch extrem komplex. In diesem Buch wird das Thema der Praxiswertermittlung im Hinblick auf die praktische Anwendung, aber auf der Grundlage solider bewertungstheoretischer Hintergrunde vermittelt. Die Frage nach dem Wert der Praxis stellt sich im Berufsleben der meisten Arzte mehrmals, unter anderem beim Kauf oder Verkauf und gegebenenfalls auch bei der Trennung von Praxis- oder Ehepartnern. Tatsachlich gibt es viele Unsicherheiten bei der Bearbeitung dieses Themas sowohl...

This book is about being mindful in clinical practice and how mindfulness enhances the quality of patient care while adding depth and meaning to a clinicians' work. Chapters include narratives from clinicians who consciously apply mindfulness in real life settings. Authors from various settings provide examples that capture how emergent mindfulness is. Mindful Medical Practice demonstrates to physicians, residents and students how mindfulness enriches both their practices and lives.

Hospital medicine has expanded beyond the practice of internal medicine to co-manage patients in the fields of orthopedics, neurosurgery and general surgery. This concise guide covers the evolution and expanding scope of hospital medicine and the variety of clinical, ethical and administrative situations a Hospitalist encounters. 500 questions on inpatient care, co-management of patients and hospital system management are provided with the goal of assessing clinical and academic competency. Questions feature actual cases with evidence-based solutions. Useful to physicians, house staff and...

This book explores a rapidly growing area of discussion in the health care industry, disruptive behavior in medical providers. The presence of disruptive behavior adversely impacts the providers of all disciplines: paraprofessional personnel, nurses, physicians and administrators. But more importantly, there may be a greater detrimental effect on quality and patient safety. This has led to mandated regulatory requirements that assist healthcare institutions in developing programs to address the problem. The book presents an evidence-based analysis of the disruptive provider behavior that...