| Access to Health (10th Edition)
| The newly revised Access to Health, Tenth Edition features a new reader friendly design. Long known for its currency, research, and strength in behavior change for personal health readers, the Tenth Edition provides a consistent framework for motivating readers to make healthy life choices. The revised edition’s updated coverage includes a revised fitness chapter with greater focus on daily physical activity, updated nutrition chapter using the 2005 dietary ...More
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| Understanding Health Policy
| "This highly readable text gives a broad but detailed picture of how health care is organized and dispensed in the United States." -Annals of Internal Medicine, on the First Edition The #1 text on health policy, this well-known book provides a short introduction to U.S. health care policy by two leading experts who are themselves practicing physicians. The Fourth Edition features the latest information on cost containment, health insurance, managed care, hospital payment, and the new two-tier mo...More
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| Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health
| Building on the foundation laid by Moshe Feldenkrais, Thomas Hanna’s groundbreaking work completely redefines the body’s potential for withstanding decline. His gentle program for the mind and body proves once and for all that so many problems we accept as inevitable over timechronic stiffness, bad back, chronic pain, fatigue, and, at times, even high blood pressureneed never occur if we maintain conscious control of nerve and muscle, replacing Sensory-Motor Amnesia with Sensor...More
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| Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization And Delivery
| Sixth Edition Available March 27! During The Last Few Years, Components Of The Health Care System In The United States Have Changed More Rapidly Than Ever Before. New Industry Developments, Health Insurance Changes, And Major Cost Increases Have Significant Implications For Both Providers And Consumers. Changes In The Medicare Program On Which All Other Service Charges Are Based, Double Digit Premium Increases By Managed Care Companies, The Growing Number Of Uninsured, And A Nation-Wide Movem...More
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| Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling
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| Introduction to Health Care
| Introduction to Health Care addresses the core competencies needed by all health care professionals. Topics common to all health care professions such as communication, infection control, environmental safety, controlling health care costs and professionalism in the workplace are presented in a "job authentic" manner that emphasizes the importance of developing the thinking skills and human compassion necessary to a career in health care. Medical math, written communication, lifestyle managemen...More
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| Transforming Health Care: Virginia Mason Medical Center's Pursuit of the Perfect Patient Experience
| For decades, the manufacturing industry has employed the Toyota Production System — the most powerful production method in the world — to reduce waste, improve quality, reduce defects and increase worker productivity. In 2001, Virginia Mason Medical Center, an integrated healthcare delivery system in Seattle, Washington set out to achieve its compelling vision to become The Quality Leader and to fulfill that vision, adopted the Toyota Production System as its management method. Win...More
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| Workbook for Keir/Wise/Krebs' Medical Assisting: Administrative & Clinical Competencies 2006 Update, 5th
| Contains unit specific assignment sheets with a variety of review questions, vocabulary and skill exercises, forms to complete, puzzles, and other activities that reinforce concepts in the text. Also includes a full-colored anatomy and physiology section and Performance Evaluation Checklists that correspond with the text.
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| Cultural diversity in health and illness
| The seventh edition of this well-respected book continues to promote an awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Completely revised and updated, it examines the differences existing within North America by probing the health care system and consumers, and examples of traditional health beliefs and practices among selected populations. An emphasis on the influences of recent social, political, and demographic changes helps to ex...More
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| Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Second Edition
| Covering the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system, Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System is a clear and concise distillation of the important topics covered in Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. Ideal for courses in health policy, allied health, health administration and more, this comprehensive revision clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance and presents a solid overview of how the various components fit together. The Sec...More
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| Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations (5th Edition)
| The revised and updated fifth edition of this classic text introduces strategic thinking and planning strategies to advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners in the field of health care. Demonstrates how strategic managers may become strategic thinkers Shows how to develop and document a plan of action through strategic planning Teaches managers to evaluate strategic plans, learn more about what works, and incorporate new strategic thinking into future planning, strat...More
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| Delivering Health Care in America: A Systems Approach
| In a clear, cohesive format, Delivering Health Care in America provides a comprehensive overview of the basic structures and operations of the US health system from its historical origins and resources, to its individual services, cost, and quality. Using a unique systems approach, it brings together an extraordinary breadth of information into a highly accessible, easy-to-read text that clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance, while presenting a solid overview of ho...More
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| Medical Terminology: The Language Of Health Care (C.D.ROM included)
| With this powerful resource, you will master the intricacies of applied medical terminology through the real-world context of the medical record, which will teach you exactly how terms are used in clinical practice settings.A preview of what you'll find in this edition:—Four-color design that features rich diagrams and illustrations to enhance comprehension—Bonus CD that includes Stedman's audio pronunciations, and student assessments that provide reinforcement in a fun way whi...More
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| The Economics of Health and Health Care
| This best-selling comprehensive introduction to the economics of health and health care thoroughly develops and explains economic ideas and models and reflects the full spectrum of the most current health economics literature. It provides students with a solid working knowledge of the analytical tools of economics and econometrics as applied to contemporary health care issues.
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| Healthcare Finance: Basic Tools for Non-Financial Managers (Health Care Finance (Baker))
| Health Care Finance: Basic Tools For Nonfinancial Managers, Second Edition Is A Practical Financial Management Text For Those Who Need Basic Financial Management Knowledge And A Better Understanding Of Health Care Finance In Particular. Featuring Several New Chapters And Using Actual Examples From Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities, And Home Health Agencies, This Edition Includes Practical Information For The Nonfinancial Manager Charged With Budgeting.
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| Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan: A Workbook for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (Bryson on Strategic Planning)
| An updated companion to Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan is a step-by-step guide to strategic planning. This second edition is filled with useful tools, including illustrative examples, detailed questionnaires, and easy-to-understand worksheets. It takes users through every step of creating a tailored strategic plan, from concrete guidelines for brainstorming sessions, to developing show cards, to outlining a w...More
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| The AAMT Book of Style for Medical Transcription, Second Edition
| Long known as "the gold standard" for medical transcriptionists, The AAMT Book of Style for Medical Transcription addresses points of grammar, punctuation, style, usage, editing, and much more. This new, improved Second Edition includes a comprehensive index prepared by a professional indexer. Style points have been reworked and enhanced, examples have been augmented for added clarity, practical hints have been placed in the margins, and points of grammar, punctuation, and usage are ident...More
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| Comprehensive Medical Terminology
| This comprehensive introduction to medical terminology is organized by body system with an emphasis on anatomy and physiology, pathological conditions, and diagnostic treatment and procedures. The second edition includes a new chapter on Oncology.
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| Memmler's Structure And Function Of The Human Body: (book + Workbook)
| This abridged version of Memmler's The Human Body in Health and Disease includes information on normal anatomy and physiology. New to this edition is a beautifully revised design and art program that will engage students and better help them learn anatomy. New content includes "Word Derivations" sections that promote recognition of scientific terms, "Health Professions" boxes that provide information on the various health careers for which students may be training, and new types of end-of chapte...More
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| Financial Management of Health Care Organizations: An Introduction to Fundamental Tools, Concepts, and Applications
| This new edition of Financial Management of Health Care Organizations offers an introduction to the most-used tools and techniques of health care financial management, including health care accounting and financial statements; managing cash, billings and collections; making major capital investments; determining cost and using cost information in decision-making; budgeting and performance measurement; and pricing. Now completely updated, this book provides students with the practical, up-to-date...More
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