Wiley Pathways Healthcare Management: Tools and Techniques for Managing in a Health Care Environment

You can get there

Where do you want to go? You might already be working in the healthcare field and may be looking to expand your skills. You might besetting out on a new career path. Or, you might want to learn moreabout exciting opportunities in health care management.

Wherever you want to go, Health Care Management will help you getthere. Easy-to-read, practical, and up-to-date, this text not onlyhelps you learn fundamental health care management concepts
italso helps you master the core competencies and skills you need tosucceed in the classroom and beyond. The book's brief, modularformat and variety of built-in learning resources enable you tolearn at your own pace and focus your studies.

With this book, you will be able to:
* Understand the health care supervisor's job, roles, functions, and authority.
* Respond to common types of ethical dilemmas.
* Explore the fundamentals of organizational structures.
* Lead and develop work teams that are efficient, focused, andflexible.
* Examine the legal and labor issues that impact human resourcemanagement.
* Implement planning tools and techniques.
* Use controls to assess performance, improve processes, and boostquality.
* Make smart decisions with effective strategies for analyzingsituations.
* Become an effective leader and guide others through challengingtimes.
* Develop outstanding interpersonal communication skills.

Wiley Pathways helps you achieve your goals

When it comes to learning about health care management, noteveryone is on the same path. But everyone wants to succeed. Thenew Wiley Pathways series in Health Care Management helps youachieve your goals with its brief, inviting format, clear language, and focus on core competencies and skills.

The books in this series--Introduction to US Health Care, HealthCare Management, Health Care Economics, and Health Care Law &Ethics--offer a coordinated curriculum for learning health caremanagement. Learn more at www.wiley.com/go/pathways.