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Designed to help leaders and managers of healthcare, health, and social services organizations assess their organization, partners, and competitors in terms of the characteristics of integrated health systems. Topics include incentives offered under various reimbursement systems; the use of external expectations and evaluations in the assessment of the organization; and cultural and human dimensions of internal organizational climate. Appended are a comprehensive assessment tool and a chart showing several sets of standards for external review. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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A Road Map to the Future of Health CareRichard Coffey, Kate Fenner, and Sheryl Stogis bring together their years of experience to show how to avoid the most common problems on the journey toward integration. They offer an expanded view of the health and community services required of the emerging integrated health system. Using a powerful three-strategy plan, they outline a comprehensive, community-based approach to health promotion and maintenance that sustains and improves the health of all people in the communities served.With models, techniques, and practical tools, Virtually Integrated Health Systems Details a unique taxonomy of healthcare, health, and social services and shows how to assess your own, your potential partners', and even your competitors' scope of services Offers guidance and insights to address organizational issues of culture, leadership, and human resources Uses the criteria common to most external assessment and accreditation organizations to show how to make external expectations and evaluation criteria a vital part of the assessment process
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