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| About the Author/Editor | p. xv |
| Contributors | p. xvii |
| Preface | p. xxi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxv |
| Planning, Implementing, and Managing Organized Delivery Systems | p. 1 |
| International Health Care: A 12-Country Comparison | p. 3 |
| The Financing, Organization, and Outcomes from the Provision of Health Care | p. 4 |
| Tax-Funded Models for Direct Provision of Health Services | ... MORE |
| Tax-Funded Model for Indirect Provision of Health Services | p. 21 |
| Compulsory Insurance Models for Indirect Provision of Health Services | p. 23 |
| Mixed Models for Provision of Health Services | p. 30 |
| Shared Concerns and Learning Opportunities | p. 42 |
| Organized Delivery Systems | p. 55 |
| Healthcare System Development | p. 56 |
| System Characteristics | p. 59 |
| The Impact of Managed Care | p. 61 |
| System Integration | p. 63 |
| System Performance | p. 68 |
| A View from the Real World | p. 70 |
| In-Depth Case Study: Southeast Medical Center | p. 78 |
| Managerial Implications and Recommendations | p. 85 |
| Legal Implications of Business Arrangements in the Healthcare Industry | p. 93 |
| Legal Structure of the Healthcare Delivery System | p. 93 |
| Federal Anti-Kickback Statute | p. 97 |
| Physician Self-Referral--Stark Law | p. 104 |
| Comparison of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute to the Physician Self-Referral Act | p. 110 |
| False Claims Act | p. 130 |
| Professional Liability | p. 145 |
| Antitrust Laws and the Healthcare Industry | p. 148 |
| Other Considerations | p. 151 |
| Stakeholder Management--Strategies and Styles | p. 157 |
| Stakeholder Management Styles and Performance | p. 158 |
| The Strategic Web | p. 159 |
| Identification of Organizational Stakeholders | p. 161 |
| Diagnosis of Key Stakeholder Relationships | p. 164 |
| Types of Stakeholder Relationships | p. 168 |
| Generic Strategies for Managing Stakeholder Relationships | p. 172 |
| Strategy Implementation and Outcomes | p. 177 |
| Stakeholder Management Styles: Changing the Focus to Types of Organizations | p. 178 |
| Stakeholder Management Priorities | p. 179 |
| Managerial Responsibility for Stakeholder Relationships | p. 183 |
| Conclusion | p. 184 |
| Financial Management of Organized Health Care Delivery Systems | p. 191 |
| Financial Information Needs | p. 191 |
| Understanding Financial Statements | p. 192 |
| Types of Financial Statements | p. 193 |
| Long-Range Decisions | p. 217 |
| Short-Range Decisions | p. 230 |
| Conclusion | p. 244 |
| Present Value Tables | p. 247 |
| Human Resources Management in Organized Delivery Systems | p. 249 |
| Human Resources Management: Historical Background | p. 249 |
| Functions and Responsibilities of the Human Resources Department | p. 252 |
| Placement of the Human Resources Department in the Institution's Organizational Structure | p. 268 |
| Future Direction of Human Resources Management | p. 284 |
| The Effect of Managed Care and Mergers on Human Resources Management | p. 285 |
| Great Places to Work | p. 291 |
| Labor and Employment Laws Applicable to Organized Delivery Systems | p. 295 |
| Introduction | p. 295 |
| Federal and State Civil Rights Laws | p. 298 |
| Affirmative Action/Federal Contractor Requirements | p. 302 |
| Individual Employment Rights | p. 303 |
| Wage and Hour Laws | p. 306 |
| Employee Benefits in the Healthcare Industry | p. 312 |
| Privacy Issues in the Workplace | p. 315 |
| Safety in the Workplace | p. 318 |
| Collective Bargaining and Protected Concerted Activities | p. 319 |
| Employment Eligibility Verification | p. 327 |
| Conducting an Effective Internal Investigation | p. 331 |
| Employment Records and Recordkeeping | p. 337 |
| The Management of Nursing Services | p. 349 |
| The Evolving Practice of Nurse-Executives | p. 349 |
| Organization of Nursing/Patient Care Services | p. 354 |
| Changing Health Care Delivery Methods | p. 357 |
| Emerging Models for Nursing Care Delivery | p. 363 |
| New Competencies for Nurses in Executive Practice | p. 364 |
| Challenges for Nurses in Executive Practice | p. 365 |
| The Future of Nurse-Executive Practice | p. 370 |
| Planning Healthcare Facilities and Managing the Development Process | p. 373 |
| Background | p. 373 |
| Facility Planning in Healthcare Systems | p. 374 |
| Future Facility Planning Trends | p. 375 |
| Facility Development Process | p. 378 |
| Functional Considerations in Facility Planning | p. 383 |
| Key Participants | p. 387 |
| Design and Construction Approaches | p. 390 |
| Conclusion | p. 392 |
| Potential External Team Members and Responsibilities | p. 394 |
| Financing of Healthcare Facilities | p. 397 |
| Tax-Exempt Financings | p. 397 |
| Pooled Financing | p. 406 |
| Taxable Bonds | p. 407 |
| Equity Financing as a Capital-Raising Technique | p. 408 |
| Joint Venture Structures | p. 409 |
| Legal Issues: Control and Liability Exposure | p. 410 |
| Federal Income Taxation of a Business Corporation | p. 411 |
| Federal Income Taxation of a Partnership and Limited Liability Corporation | p. 412 |
| Sale as a Capital-Raising Technique | p. 413 |
| Conversion | p. 413 |
| Private Placements and Public Offerings of Securities | p. 414 |
| Conclusion | p. 415 |
| Marketing Healthcare Services | p. 417 |
| Marketing Mission and Objectives | p. 418 |
| The Competition Defined | p. 419 |
| Business-to-Business Marketing | p. 423 |
| Derived Demand | p. 425 |
| Consumer Behavior: Information Search and Use | p. 427 |
| Consumer Behavior: Differentiation | p. 431 |
| Customer Retention | p. 434 |
| Customer Satisfaction | p. 437 |
| Data-Driven Marketing | p. 439 |
| Health Care Information Systems: An Organized Delivery System Perspective | p. 443 |
| An Organized Delivery System HCIS Infrastructure | p. 444 |
| Trends in Organized Healthcare Delivery Systems | p. 445 |
| Emergence and Scope of Organized Delivery System HCIS Technologies | p. 450 |
| SSADM for Multiprovider HCIS Design and Development | p. 458 |
| Management and Administration of Organized Delivery System HCISs | p. 466 |
| Conclusion | p. 472 |
| Management Engineering | p. 477 |
| History | p. 478 |
| Cost Containment | p. 481 |
| Productivity Management | p. 483 |
| Quality Control Program | p. 492 |
| Management Engineering for Future Operations | p. 502 |
| Ambulatory Care | p. 507 |
| Ambulatory Care Services: Past and Present | p. 508 |
| Organization and Management of Ambulatory Care Services | p. 525 |
| Reimbursement | p. 528 |
| Future Considerations | p. 542 |
| Conclusion | p. 544 |
| Managed Health Care | p. 547 |
| What It is | p. 547 |
| Introduction | p. 547 |
| Forms of Bearing Risk for Medical Costs | p. 548 |
| Types of Payor-Based Managed Health Care Organizations | p. 551 |
| Managed Health Care Provider Organizations--Integrated Delivery Systems | p. 557 |
| How It Works | p. 561 |
| Introduction | p. 561 |
| Provider Reimbursement | p. 561 |
| Management of Utilization | p. 570 |
| Benefits Administration and Claims Payment | p. 575 |
| Finance and Underwriting | p. 578 |
| Conclusion | p. 583 |
| Ethical Considerations in the Provision of Healthcare Services and Investigational Research | p. 585 |
| Tragic Choices | p. 588 |
| Ethics in Human Clinical Investigation and in the Use of New Drugs and Devices | p. 591 |
| Bioterrorism Preparedness | p. 609 |
| The Broader Context of Bioterrorism | p. 614 |
| The Specific Context of Terrorism | p. 616 |
| Biological Agents | p. 617 |
| Bioterrorism Preparedness by Healthcare Organizations | p. 621 |
| Conclusion Regarding Preparedness | p. 629 |
| Epilogue | p. 630 |
| The Hospital in an Organized Delivery System | p. 635 |
| The History of Hospitals | p. 637 |
| Medicine and Hospitals as Political Factors | p. 637 |
| Mesopotamia | p. 638 |
| Greek Hospitals | p. 638 |
| Indian Hospitals | p. 638 |
| Roman Hospitals | p. 638 |
| Islamic Hospitals | p. 639 |
| The Middle Ages | p. 639 |
| Hospitals during the Renaissance | p. 640 |
| Hospitals on the American Continent | p. 641 |
| Hospitals in the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Centuries | p. 642 |
| The Modern Hospital and Health Systems | p. 645 |
| Classification of Hospitals | p. 646 |
| Hospital Organization and Management | p. 651 |
| Services Provided by Hospitals | p. 651 |
| Change in the Hospital Industry | p. 651 |
| The Major Changes and Their Implications | p. 652 |
| What is an Organization? | p. 652 |
| The Structure of the Hospital Organization | p. 653 |
| The Bureaucratic Principles | p. 653 |
| A Team of Three | p. 655 |
| Governance | p. 655 |
| The Trustee in an Organized Delivery System | p. 657 |
| The CEO and the Administration | p. 658 |
| Conclusion | p. 660 |
| Patient Access Services: Into, Through, and Out of the Healthcare Process | p. 663 |
| Areas of Responsibilities | p. 663 |
| Departmental Functions | p. 665 |
| Management Responsibilities | p. 673 |
| Staff Responsibilities | p. 674 |
| Emerging Technologies and Trends | p. 674 |
| Conclusion | p. 675 |
| Laboratories | p. 677 |
| Service Levels | p. 678 |
| Organization | p. 679 |
| Staffing | p. 682 |
| Information Systems | p. 688 |
| Physical Plant and Equipment | p. 691 |
| Laboratory Regulation/Compliance | p. 697 |
| Strategic Planning | p. 699 |
| Conclusion | p. 701 |
| Sample of Test Type by Section | p. 703 |
| Job Analysis Checklist: Medical Director | p. 704 |
| Pharmacy | p. 707 |
| Pharmacy Practice | p. 708 |
| Pharmacy Management and Leadership | p. 710 |
| Pharmacist Training and Education | p. 713 |
| Pharmacy Technician Training and Education | p. 714 |
| Pharmacy Information Systems | p. 714 |
| Inpatient Pharmacy Services | p. 717 |
| Inpatient Drug Distribution and Management | p. 719 |
| Sterile Products Preparation | p. 722 |
| Pharmacy Service Location | p. 725 |
| Ambulatory Care and Outpatient Pharmacy Systems | p. 726 |
| Patient Care Committees | p. 728 |
| Financial Management | p. 730 |
| Cost and Productivity Management | p. 730 |
| Managing Drug Costs | p. 732 |
| Conclusion | p. 735 |
| Material and Resource Management | p. 737 |
| Supply Chain | p. 738 |
| Managing the Core Functions | p. 743 |
| Materials Management in Alternate Site Locations | p. 758 |
| Future Trends in Materials Management and Purchasing | p. 759 |
| Bidding Instructions (Simple Format) | p. 761 |
| Bidding Instructions (Complex Format) | p. 764 |
| Designing and Implementing a Hospital Compliance Program | p. 773 |
| The Value of an Effective Compliance Program | p. 774 |
| Basic Elements of an Effective Compliance Program | p. 780 |
| The Initial Needs Assessment/Compliance Review | p. 784 |
| Integrating the Compliance Program | p. 784 |
| HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance | p. 792 |
| Investigations and Corrective Action | p. 801 |
| Disability Access Compliance | p. 803 |
| Conclusion | p. 811 |
| Quality Assurance and Improvement | p. 815 |
| Contributors to Quality Health Care | p. 815 |
| Organizations | p. 818 |
| Methods | p. 825 |
| Tools | p. 833 |
| Conclusion | p. 840 |
| Physician Practice: Organization and Operation | p. 843 |
| Forms of Physician Practice | p. 843 |
| Managed Care Delivery Systems and Forms of Physician Organizations | p. 850 |
| Operational Aspects of Physician Practice | p. 853 |
| The Future | p. 869 |
| Implementing a Physician Practice Compliance Program | p. 871 |
| The Compliance Plan within the Context of a Physician Practice | p. 872 |
| The Elements of Compliance Plans and Programs | p. 881 |
| A Planning and Implementation Work Plan | p. 897 |
| Sample Compliance Plan and Program Work Plan | p. 898 |
| Index | p. 915 |
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