Best Practices in Medical Management

John E. Billi; Jeanne M. Kin

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-131-3-199908030-00026

Medical Writings |3 August 1999

Best Practices in Medical Management

John E. Billi, MD; Jeanne M. Kin, MHA, JD

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Kongstvedt PR, Plocher DW; eds. 675 pages. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen; 1998.$79.00. ISBN 0834210908. Order phone 800-234-1660.

Field of medicine: Medical management, health policy, and health management.

Format: Hardcover book.

Audience: Health care managers, including managed care or physician organization executives; physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants practicing in managed care settings; physician office staff; case managers, utilization review managers, and quality managers; employee benefit officers; health care consultants; health policymakers; health management and policy students; medical students; and residents.

Purpose: To provide a comprehensive overview of the medical management activities that surround provision of care to members of a managed care organization.

Content: This book is a readable, up-to-date review of contemporary medical management practice. Forty-four chapters are grouped into 15 sections by subject area. Each chapter deals with a managerial concept, management tool, special program, or setting in managed care. The range of medical management subjects covered is extensive: health risk assessment, prevention, self-care, emergency departments, inpatient care, ambulatory care, post-acute care settings, ancillary services, disease management, clinical quality, clinical...

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