Physicians are increasingly taking on new roles as executives and managers in today's health care delivery system. As such, management skills should be an essential part of every physician's repertoire. The Physician Manager's Handbook: Essential Business Skills for Succeeding in Health Care, Second Edition provides MBA-level business skills in core business areas, all illustrated with new case analyses and examples to demonstrate how to implement the methods discussed in the text. Through practical approaches to health system management and leadership problems encountered by physicians, this text is an ideal resource every physician manager needs to succeed on the business level.
Provides MBA-level business skills in:
Also includes extensive updates and content additions on:
Using the Internet
NetPresent Value and Internal Rate of Return
Physician evaluation and compensation systems
Employment methods
Leadership and how to vary your leadership style
How to lead meetings and get the most out of them
Integrating acquisitions
Anti-kickbacks and anti-referral legislation
View the Frontmatter and Chapter One under Additional Resources
