Anthony Kovner

Evidence-Based Management in Healthcare: Principles, Cases, and Perspectives, Second Edition (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Instructor Resources: Instructor Manual, Powerpoints, and a short talk on evidence-based management. Difficult decisions are part of everyday life for any manager, and the decisions that arise in the healthcare environment are far too important to be made based on poor information and gut feeling. An evidence-based approach to management ensures that healthcare leaders ask the right questions, use the best evidence available, and make better decisions in carrying out their mission. Evidence-Based Management in Healthcare: Principles, Cases, and Perspectives explains what evidence-based management is, how it can improve decision making, and, ultimately, how it can lead the way to improved organizational performance. This updated edition provides a thorough overview of evidence-based management, with an in-depth discussion of the framework, new and expanded case studies and examples, and interviews with experts in the field. Key topics include the following: The definition of and rationale for evidence-based management The four main types of evidence The six steps of implementation Acquiring the best available evidence Barriers to evidence-based management and how to overcome them Perspectives from stakeholdersFeaturing contributions from a host of experts-including researchers, managers, leaders, and consultants-this book provides a practical and insightful complement to other organizational and management studies. New managers will find it a useful resource to have on hand in healthcare management settings of any kind.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Health Administration Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781567938746
• Artikelnr.: 60952386

Autorenporträt

Anthony R. Kovner, PhD, is professor at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University (NYU), and was director of the health policy and management program for 16 years. He was the fourth recipient of the Filerman Prize for Educational Leadership from the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. At NYU, he developed the health program capstone course and the executive master of public administration program for nurse leaders. He has written or edited 11 books and more than 90 peer-reviewed articles, many of them case studies. Kovner has been a senior manager of two hospitals, a nursing home, a group practice, and a neighborhood health center, as well as a senior healthcare consultant for a large industrial union. He has been a leader in the evidence-based management movement and served as a founding member of the Academic Council of the Center for Evidence-Based Management. Books published by Health Administration Press: Evidence-Based Management in Healthcare: Principles, Cases, and Perspectives, Second Edition