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Longest, Beaufort B., Jr.,

Managing health services organizations and systems / by Beaufort B. Longest, Jr., Ph. D., FACHE, University of Pittsburgh, Kurt Darr, Sc. D., FACHE, The George Washington University. - Sixth edition. - xxiv, 720 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Healthcare in the United States -- Types and structures of health services organizations and systems -- Healthcare technology -- Ethical and legal environment -- The practice of management in health services organizations and systems -- Managerial problem solving and decision making -- The quality imperative: the theory -- The quality imperative: implemention -- Strategizing -- Marketing -- Controlling and allocating resources -- Designing -- Leading -- Communicating.

ISBN: 9781938870002 hardcover (case) binding 193887000X hardcover (case) binding

LCCN: 2014006399

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Health facilities--Administration.
Health Facility Administration--United States.
Hospital Administration--United States.

LC Class. No.: RA971 / .R26 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 362.1068

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WX 150 AA1