Introduction to Health Care Management is a concise, reader-friendly, introductory healthcare management book that covers a wide variety of healthcare settings, from hospitals to nursing homes and clinics. Filled with examples to engage the reader's imagination, the important issues in healthcare management, such as ethics, cost management, strategic planning and marketing, information technology, and human resources, are all thoroughly covered. Guidelines and rubrics along with numerous case studies make this text both student-friendly and teacher friendly. It is the perfect resource for students of healthcare management, nursing, allied health, business administration, pharmacy, occupational therapy, public administration, and public health.

About the Author
Raymond A. Gensinger, Jr., MD, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, is the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) for Fairview Health Services, an integrated delivery network, in Minnesota. Dr. Gensinger is also a general internist and holds appointments as an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, as Affiliate Faculty of the School of Nursing, and as Faculty of the Institute for Health Informatics, all at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Gensinger is an associate of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS).

Reviews

"Drs. Buchbinder and Shanks have done a masterful job in selecting topics and authors and putting them together in a meaningful and coherent manner. Each chapter of the book is designed to give the student the core content that must become part of the repertoire of each and every healthcare manager, whether entry level or senior executive. Each of the chapters and accompanying cases serve to bring to life what it means to be a truly competent healthcare manager."
--Leonard H. Friedman, PhD, MPA, MPH, George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services

I am very happy with Health Care Management and will be adopting it for a new course that I will be teaching. This is probably the best management text I have seen so far. I was thrilled to receive it."
--Sally K. Fauchald, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor of Nursing, The College of St. Scholastica

"A solid text that covers a wide range of management topics."
--Michael H. Sullivan, Methodist University, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Book Information
ISBN 9780982107058
Author Raymond Gensinger
Format Paperback
Page Count 129
Imprint Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Weight(grams) 340g