Medicine and Business: A Practitioner's Guide - Paperback

by Ronald V. Bucci (Author)

This book is designed to provide physicians with the information they need in applying business management skills to their medical practice. It covers management and leadership practices, financial planning and execution, hospital governance, managed care, marketing activities, and medical business law. Written for the physician in easily understandable language, it describes each concept, delineates its applications in various practice environments and provides insight into the future developments in each sector.

Back Jacket

This book presents a practical set of business administration skills for physicians and other healthcare professionals who assume administrative positions in healthcare organizations. It describes management and leadership practices; revenue cycle and financial statements; financial planning, analysis, and execution; strategic planning; managed care; payment methods; hospital governance; and medical business law. Written for the healthcare professional in easily understandable language, Medicine and Business describes each concept, delineates its applications in public and private healthcare organizations, and provides insight into future developments in each sector.

Author Biography

Ron V. Bucci, PhD, MBA, Executive Administrator, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, USA 44308