1. Overview of the Australian health care system -- 2. Managing residential aged care -- 3. Health service management in rural and remote Australia -- 4. International health and Australia's role -- 5. Health service management: theory and practice -- 6. An introduction to the economics of health care -- 7. Organisational influences on the management of health care organisations -- 8. The allied health professions in transition -- 9. Legal issues -- 10. Managing industrial relations -- 11. Occupational safety and health -- 12. Strategic planning -- 13. Health and nursing informatics -- 14. Casemix: key issues for health service managers -- 15. Evaluation of organisational performance -- 16. Personnel performance management -- 17. Integrated marketing -- 18. Tendering for services and writing submissions
Summary
For undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering management issues in nursing and allied health. The book provides students with basic management theory and skills for them to become effective practitioners and leaders with an excellent grounding in contemporary health issues and challenges. Management in the Australian Health Care Industry 3e is a comprehensive up-to-date guide to the management issues that confront the health care industry. It has been written specifically for the Australian market and features a completely revised overview of Australian health care service. This edition places a greater emphasis on the requirements of the allied health professions to reflect the multidisciplinary team approach, whilst still maintaining its applicability to nurses. -- publisher notes