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Book Description

Whether you are a seasoned manager who is considering a mid-career change or a college-bound graduate looking at future career in the health science profession, this book offers you a comprehensive, quick glimpse of the health care industry. This book will enable you to begin asking further questions, identify untapped opportunities, and unleash the potential nesting in your current network. Written from a business perspective, this book provides managers with a framework for understanding the historical and competitive landscape in health care. It enables readers to evaluate past development, current issues, and projected changes that affect the industry. It is a good springboard for conversations pertinent to the strategic business development of businesses in the health care industry, especially for non-clinically trained professionals.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreward
  7. Purpose
  8. Acknowledgment
  9. Overview
  10. Chapter 1 Elements of health care
    1. Human Resources
    2. Divisions
    3. Financing and insurance
  11. Chapter 2 How the industry operates
    1. History
    2. Government intervention
    3. Process versus value focus
    4. Privatization versus outsourcing
    5. Healthcare financing
    6. Physical plant and new building codes
  12. Chapter 3 Industry organization and competition
    1. Industry structure
    2. Technological change in the healthcare industry
  13. Chapter 4 Competitive strategies
    1. Service differentiation
    2. Patient satisfaction
    3. Pricing strategies
    4. Economies of scale
    5. Barriers to entry
    6. Corporate strategies
  14. Chapter 5 Regulation
    1. Policies that promote/restrict health and wellness/health care
    2. Opportunities and challenges in the healthcare industry
  15. Bibliography
  16. Related Books and Articles
  17. Index
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