HEALTH care industry

HEALTH care industry

 
Thinking Forward Griffith, John R. | White, Kenneth R. | Cahill, Patricia Health Administration Press , 2003 Business Biographies, Business Strategy, Health Care

“Thinking forward” is the phrase used by Patricia Cahill, president and CEO of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), to describe the process that put CHI on the road to its current success. Thinking forward is the way CHI...

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The Politics of Life Itself Rose, Nikolas Princeton University Press , 2007 Health Care, Social Responsibility

As biotechnology has continued to advance, some eagerly anticipate the creation of new intellectual property and a new bioeconomy. On the other hand, some fear that the desire for profit is leading to the unethical...

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Going Lean Smith, Amy C. Health Administration Press , 2008 Business Strategy, Health Care, Productivity

Many healthcare facilities struggle with providing quality healthcare in an efficient manner, so that the patient is discharged to the home or to the next level of care as quickly and as medically appropriate as...

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Leading Transformational Change Atchison, Thomas A. | Bujak, Joseph S. 2011 Change Management, Health Care

The healthcare industry has undergone profound change during recent decades. The aging of the population, new treatment options, changes in technology, and access to information once available only to physicians, have...

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The Primary Care–Market Share Connection Halley, Marc D. Health Administration Press , 2007 Business Strategy, Health Care

In The Primary Care-Market Share Connection, author Marc D. Halley discusses how many healthcare-related companies have a difficult time creating business models that are both sustainable and...

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Critical Condition Barlett, Donald L. | Steele, James B. Broadway Books , 2006 Human Resources

In Critical Condition, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Donald Barlett and James B. Steele go behind the scenes of the health care system, citing evidence that American spends more on...

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The Supermeds Jones, Rochelle Charles Scribner's Sons , 1988 Marketing

As one of the largest for-profit health care companies, Humana has used marketing strategies once thought to be reserved for big business. The realization that the health care industry is becoming more of a business...