Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Practice Management & Reimbursement

This book focuses on how a distinctly American product--managed care--got its start, how it works, and what needs to be adjusted in the future. As Birenbaum makes clear, this book is about social change. It is about doctors contracting with health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and being subject to their rules; about the limited access to specialty care; and about the frugal use of hospital admissions and stays. Consumers and providers have had mixed experiences in these health-delivery systems. Birenbaum, a health-policy analyst, has created a synthesis of research studies and analyses...

No matter which way you look at it, whether you own your own practice, become a part of a large physician group, or become an employee of a hospital, you will be signing an employment contract of some sort. Revised and updated, The Physician Employment Contract Handbook, Second Edition: A Guide to Structuring Equitable Arrangements provides sample physician employment contracts and explains how each contract works.

The new edition includes increased information on the latest managed care entities and a review of basic concepts in fraud and...

Graduate school catalogs and training program brochures reveal a broad array of educational...

Gelungene Kundenkommunikation ist die Grundlage des Erfolgs fur Apotheken. In dem Band stellen die Autoren dar, welche Faktoren am Verkaufstresen dazu beitragen, dass Kommunikation gelingt, und welche sie scheitern lassen. Dabei werden die Leitlinien der Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Apothekerverbande genauso thematisiert wie Kommunikationssituationen mit schwierigen Kunden. Ferner behandeln die Autoren die Kommunikation im Team: Teambildung, Fuhrung, Motivation und Konflikte. Mit Checklisten fur eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung.

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.

This unique book offers a...