Introduction to Health Services Administration - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
Guide your students through the roles and functions of a health services administrator in the ambulatory care setting with Elsevier’s Introduction to Health Services Administration. This comprehensive and easy-to-understand text includes an overview of health care delivery in the United States along with an exploration of each aspect of the workflow in an ambulatory care facility — from scheduling patients to managing the revenue cycle. In addition, students will be introduced to the use of an electronic health record system and practice management software, budgeting for staff and equipment, inventory management, risk management, quality and performance improvement, and practice marketing strategies. Legal and ethical competencies, including HIPAA, regulatory compliance, and civil and criminal law, are also included to round out students’ understanding. After using this text, students will come away knowing how to effectively manage both people and practice.
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- UNIQUE! Comprehensive approach covers the role and functions of a health services administrator and applies them to an array of ambulatory care settings — from a traditional physician’s office to a retail care clinic.
- UNIQUE! Coverage of key PAHCOM and AAPC competencies prepare students to meet the competencie4s on the CMM and CPPM credentialing exams.
- UNIQUE! Case study scenarios are constructed around many different settings to provide a snapshot of professional life and engage students.
- UNIQUE! Takeaway boxes highlight key points and important concepts.
- Current Trends in Health Care boxes discuss methods, ideas, and newsworthy issues to engage students in the health care field.
- Take Learning to the Next Level boxes clarify the subjects being discussed with supplemental information.
- Learning Checkpoints appear in each section to help students gauge their own learning successes at that point in the reading.
- Review questions are tied to each learning objective and enable students to check their understanding of core content.
- More than 200 images illustrate difficult concepts and bring health services administration to life.
- Key terms with definitions in the margins make it easy for students to identify and learn new vocabulary.
- Answers to exercises in the text and review questions in the back of the book equip students to self-study.
- Instructor resources feature an 780-question test bank, PowerPoint slides, TEACH lesson plans, and class handouts.
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Unit I. Introduction to Health Services Administration
1 The Health Services Administrator
2 Health Care Professionals and Settings
13 Health Care DeliveryUnit II. Administrative Management
4 Health Care Processes and Workflow
5 Documentation
6 Technology
7 Managing Supplies and Inventory
8 Basic Finance and Health Care Accounting
9 The Revenue Cycle
210 Quality, Performance Improvement, and Risk ManagementUnit III. Ethical and Legal Concerns
11 Legal Issues and Fraud in Health Care
12 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
313 ComplianceUnit IV. Communication
14 Business Communication and Professionalism
415 MarketingUnit V. People and Organizational Management
16 Hiring, Training, and Evaluating Employees
17 Leadership, Motivation and Conflict Management
518 Project ManagementTextbook Answer Key
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