The 6th edition of this established text is streamlined to a more manageable format, with the Appendices moved to the web-site and a significant shortening of the main text. There is a greater focus on the global analysis of industry and competition; and analysis of the internal environment. In consultation with feedback from their adopters, the authors have concentrated on the fundamentals of strategy analysis and the underlying sources of profit. This reflects waning interest among senior executives in the pursuit of short-term shareholder value. As ever students are provided with the guidance they need to strategic planning, analysis of the health services environment (internal and external) and lessons on implementation; with additional discussionssion of organizational capability, deeper treatment of sustainability and corporate social responsibility and more coverageof the sources of organizational inertia and competency traps. This edition is rich in new examples from real-world health care organizations. Chapters are brought to life by the 'Introductory Incidents', 'Learning Objectives', 'Perspectives', 'Strategy Capsules', useful chapter summaries; and questions for class discussion. All cases and examples have been updated or replaced. In this edition the teaching materials and web supplements have been greatly enhanced, with power-point slides, to give lecturers a unique resource.
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Through their own teaching, research, and consulting in the health care field, the authors have applied the process outlined in this text to physician practices, hospitals, local and state public health departments, long-term care ...
With this book, you’ll get a new approach to managing healthcare within your organization, an approach that will unlock innovation and create more value for a broad group of industry participants.
The purpose of this book is to provide healthcare leaders a blueprint to define a clear strategy for their organization and execute it effectively. This book is bifurcated into two sections.
This is the definitive textbook on strategic planning and management in health care organizations for those pursuing a career in health care in undergraduate, business, and medical schools, and ancillary health professions such as nursing ...
This text provides a solid theoretical framework, supplemented with examples and a common case, which is reinforced by hands-on practical student exercises and chapter-specific worksheets.
Managing Health Care Business Strategy is the definitive textbook on strategic planning and management for healthcare organizations.
Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations
The decision-making process of healthcare and hospital services is based on economic evaluations (Hoffmann & Graf von ... value and acquisition costs (Walkom, Robertson, Newby, & Pillay, 2006; Williams, McIver, Moore, & Bryan, 2008).
Health care organizations in particular need to develop talent from within if they wish to sustain a competitive advantage and business continuity (Collins & Collins, 2007). Recruitment and training must be tied to the organization's ...