Medicine / Healthcare: general issues / topics Books

Book SynopsisThis work provides a guide to how economics can be used to manage scarcity of resources in health services. It outlines the principles of economics in a non-technical manner, before going on to address the issues of how to apply the principles in day to day health services management.Table of ContentsIntroduction. The basic principles. Alternative approaches. Program budgeting and marginal analysis (PBMA): review of the literature. Putting it into practice. The challenges of data and time. The challenge of the program budget: is it worth it?. The challenge of disinvesting. The challenges of measuring and valuing benefits. The challenge of the organization. Using evidence, public involvement and values. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis invaluable guide to one of the fundamental monitoring techniques in anaesthesia has been updated throughout, and a new chapter has been added on high altitude and flying. Written by a leading recognised expert in the field, this is an authoritative yet clear and practical guide for all on the surgical ward and critical care unit.Trade ReviewFrom reviews of the first edition: ‘… an excellent review of an expanding subject… it should be found on the shelves of all medical libraries." – Journal of The British Association of Immediate Care "… will be invaluable in the operating theatres, intensive care and neonatal units." -- Hospital DoctorTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. History of oxygen saturation monitoring. Optical principles. How pulse oximetry works. Calibration. Photoplethysmography. Physiology of oxygen transport. Pulse oximetry at high altitude. General clinical applications. Specific clinical applications. Emergency medicine. Anaesthesia. Postoperative recovery. Endoscopy. Dentistry and oral surgery. Sleep apnoea. Neonatal pulse oximetry. Limitations and morbidity. Dyshaemoglobins. Fetal pulse oximetry. Index.

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Book SynopsisClinicians are taught masses of facts, but not how to use them in the messy reality of patient care. This book provides a missing link between evidence and the clinical coalface. Though there are plenty of guides to evidence-based medicine, few explain how to build the information into patient oriented decision-making. Clinical Thinking allows you to think both logically and laterally about daily clinical issues and look at problems from different angles. Uses realistic scenarios, frameworks and models Takes you through the whole decision-making process, from observation and narrative to evaluating the best evidence for the individual situation Illustrations and flow charts help clarify this new approach These methods have been tried and tested by the authors, internationally respected general practitioners and teachers in primary care all leaders in the evidence-based medicine movement This book takes clinical medicine aTable of ContentsPreface: What this book is about. 1 Principles of clinical problem solving. 2 Communication in clinical care. 3 Models of disease. 4 Diagnosis. 5 Fine art of prognostication. 6 Making clinical management decisions. 7 Monitoring in chronic disease. 8 Screening for disease, health promotion and disease prevention. 9 Endpiece. References. Index

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Book SynopsisHow can you make the best use of patient data to improve health outcomes? More and more information about patients'' health is stored on increasingly interconnected computer systems. But is it shared in ways that help clinicians care for patients? Could it be better used as a resource for researchers? This book is aimed at all those who want to learn about how IT is transforming the way we think about medicine and medical research. The ideas explored here are taken from research carried out around the world, and are presented by a leading authority in Health Informatics based at University College London. This comprehensive guide to the field is split into three sections: What is health informatics? an introduction Techniques for representing and analysing patient data and medical knowledge Implementation in the clinical setting: changing practice to improve health care outcomes Whether you are a health professional, NHS manager Table of ContentsPart One: Three Grand Challenges for Health Informatics. 1 Introduction. 2 Reading and writing patient records. 3 Creation of medical knowledge. 4 Access to medical knowledge. Part Two: The Principles of Health Informatics. 5 Representation. 6 Logic. 7 Clinical terms. 8 Knowledge representation. 9 Standards in health informatics. 10 Probability and decision-making. 11 Probability and learning from data. Part Three: Achieving Change. 12 Information technology and organisational transformation. 13 Achieving change through information. 14 Achieving change through information technology. 15 Conclusions. Index.

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Book SynopsisOffers an introduction to medical management. This work contains material on concerns in clinical management (eg appraisal and revalidation) the Working Time Directive and the new Consultant's Contract. It also details the functions of bodies such as the Committee for Health Improvement.Table of ContentsDoctors as managers. Starting up as a medical manager. The medical manager's work. Managing people. How the NHS works. Special problems. The future

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Book SynopsisThis work discusses the methodology and available evidence from systematic reviews on the current best practice in anaesthesia and analgesia. The first edition is built upon in this thoroughly revised and updated text. Contributions are from acknowledged world authorities on systematic review in the specialty. The free access website continues to provide added detail on the literature.Trade Review"a good overview of EBM for some important aspects of the specialty. The book is fairly easy to read and will be a useful tool for anaesthetists and any physician involved in postoperative care. " - British Journal of AnaesthesiaTable of ContentsContributors. Introduction. Part I: Evidence-based medicine, randomised trials, and systematic reviews. 1 Is evidence-based medicine still an option? Neville W. Goodman. 2 Why do we need large randomised trials in anaesthesia and analgesia? Paul S. Myles. 3 Why do we need systematic reviews in anaesthesia and analgesia? R. Andrew Moore. Part II: Systematic reviews in anaesthesia and analgesia. 4 Acute pain, Henry J. McQuay. 5 Peripheral treatment of postoperative pain, Steen Møiniche & Jørgen B. Dahl. 6 Epidural analgesia for labour and delivery, Stephen Halpern & Barbara Leighton. 7 Intravenous fluids for resuscitation, Peter T.-L Choi. 8 Postoperative nausea and vomiting, Martin R. Tramèr. 9 Propofol for anaesthesia and sedation, Bernhard Walder & Martin R. Tramèr. 10 Preventing central venous catheter related complications, Mehrengise K. Cooper & Adrienne G. Randolph. Part III: Dissemination, implementation, and research agenda. 11 The Cochrane Collaboration — what is it about? Tom Pedersen. 12 Cost effectiveness of anaesthesia and analgesia, Ceri J. Phillips. 13 From evidence to implementation, Anna Lee & Tony Gin. 14 Postoperative epidural analgesia and outcome — a research agenda, Kathrine Holte & Henrik Kehlet. Index

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Book SynopsisThis bestselling pocket guide to the skills of evidence-based medicine succeeds in demystifying the terminology and processes in a handy and easy-to-follow format, all within the space of 100 pages.Trade Review"Evidence-based Medicine Toolkit (2nd edition) serves a long time need for an evidence-based medicine (EBM) book that is both reliable yet does not intimidate the reader by its voluminous size…It is a highly portable book…that could easily fit into students’ coat pockets and is immensely readable and complete…The excellent layout of the book with its prominent display of key tables containing relevant information stands out and make these tools readily usuable. In summary, the text is handy and well organised and offers comprehensive information on EBM for both medical students and busy practitioners conversant with the basic principles of EBM." EBM Volume 11, August 2006Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Asking answerable questions. 3. Finding the evidence: how to get the most from your searching. 4. Critical appraisal of guidelines. 5. Appraising systematic reviews. 6. Appraising diagnosis articles. 7. Appraising articles on harm/aetiology. 8. Appraising prognosis studies. 9. Appraising therapy articles. 10. Appraising qualitative studies. 11. Appraising economic evaluations. 12. Applying the evidence. 13. Evidence-based medicine: glossary of terms. 14. Selected evidence-based healthcare resources on the web. 15. Levels of evidence. 16. Study designs. Index

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Book SynopsisEthics is commonly assumed to be the one realm in which luck and risk do not intrude.Trade Review“Although risk is widely discussed in the medical ethics literature, luck has been conspicuously absent. This book seeks to fill this void by drawing on the extensive treatments of luck by philosophers and applying them to issues in medicine and health care…the book provides a useful framework for analyzing issues in medical ethics.” John R. Williams, The Heythop Journal "Dickenson's book is truly groundbreaking. By viewing issues of applied ethics through the unusual prism of moral luck, she throws an unexpected light on familiar themes in medical ethics, and by bringing the problem of moral luck into relatively unchartered areas, she goes some way in rectifying the neglect into which this important problem has fallen in recent years." Stuart Rennie, Ethical PerspectivesTable of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter One: Ethics versus Luck. The myriad forms of luck. A preliminary typology of luck. Outcome luck: further considerations. Moral luck: how serious and genuine is the paradox?. Judgement from hindsight: Gauguin and Anna Karenina. Escaping from the paradox. Chapter Two: The Fragility of Virtue and the Robust Health of Kantianism. Moral luck and virtue. The fragility of goodness. Kantianism and moral luck. Chapter Three Utilitarianism and Luck in Outcomes. Actual consequences. Potential consequences. Remorse and regret. Chapter Four: Risk and Consent. The law of consent: prudent patient versus reasonable doctor. Remorse, responsibility and consent. Rationality and risk. How much is the doctor responsible for?. Chapter Five: Death and Dying. Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and assisted suicide. Advance directives. Chapter Six: Moral Luck and the Allocation of Health Care Resources. The `micro level`. Knowing our limits: ‘the macro level’. Chapter Seven: Reproductive Ethics: What Risks Can Women Be Asked to Bear?. Risk, contract and ‘surrogacy’. Therapeutic and human cloning. Chapter Eight Psychiatry and Risk. Risk and dangerousness: luck in outcomes. Luck in character. Chapter Nine: Luck, genetics and moral character. Are genes us?. Genetics and luck in decisions to be faced. Genetics and luck in antecedent circumstances. Gauguin revisited: character, genetics and moral luck. Chapter Ten Moral Luck and Global Ethics. Towards justice and virtue: O’Neill’s account. The final synthesis: global ethics and moral luck. Bibliography

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Book SynopsisNew medical technologies are increasingly at the centre of novel transformations in the human and social body. Whilst reproduction, health, ageing and dying have long been areas for technical intervention, the emergence of molecular biology and information technology raise far-reaching political, social and subjective questions. New Medical Technologies and Society provides a critical introduction to the role and cultural significance of technological innovation in redefining the boundaries of medicine and the body, tracing this process through the figure of the lifecourse. Drawing on approaches from sociology and Science and Technology Studies, the authors explore key issues, theories and debates at the junctures of bodies and medicine. In a style that is both innovative and challenging, Nik Brown and Andrew Webster open up an important examination of new medical technologies not only for those directly engaged, but for a wider audience interested in the ways in which Trade Review‘This is a timely analysis of the ways in which contemporary medical technologies are reshaping the human lifecourse, and indeed our very ideas of life and death. While pointing to the spirals of expectation and disappointment that run through all these developments, Brown and Webster show that new forms of life are being generated in which human vitality is enmeshed in novel institutional, professional, legal and experiential networks. The book not only provides a map of this emerging field, but draws on a wide range of sociological arguments to develop conceptual tools that will prove very helpful to those working in this increasingly crucial area.’ – Nikolas Rose, London School of Economics ‘An especially useful and thorough treatment. Brown and Webster demonstrate the efficacy of science and technology studies for understanding the myriad ways in which new medical technologies are reordering life.’ – Steve Woolgar, Saïd Business School, University of OxfordTable of ContentsChapter One Introduction: New Medical Technologies and Society. Chapter two Science & Technology Studies: Opening the Black Bag. Chapter Three Reproducing Medical Technology. Chapter Four Maintaining the Body. Chapter Five Substituting the Body. Chapter Six Technologies of Death and Dying. Chapter Seven Conclusion. Technical Glossary. References and Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisNew medical technologies are increasingly at the centre of novel transformations in the human and social body. Whilst reproduction, health, ageing and dying have long been areas for technical intervention, the emergence of molecular biology and information technology raise far--reaching political, social and subjective questions.Trade Review‘This is a timely analysis of the ways in which contemporary medical technologies are reshaping the human lifecourse, and indeed our very ideas of life and death. While pointing to the spirals of expectation and disappointment that run through all these developments, Brown and Webster show that new forms of life are being generated in which human vitality is enmeshed in novel institutional, professional, legal and experiential networks. The book not only provides a map of this emerging field, but draws on a wide range of sociological arguments to develop conceptual tools that will prove very helpful to those working in this increasingly crucial area.’ – Nikolas Rose, London School of Economics ‘An especially useful and thorough treatment. Brown and Webster demonstrate the efficacy of science and technology studies for understanding the myriad ways in which new medical technologies are reordering life.’ – Steve Woolgar, Saïd Business School, University of OxfordTable of ContentsChapter One Introduction: New Medical Technologies and Society. Chapter two Science & Technology Studies: Opening the Black Bag. Chapter Three Reproducing Medical Technology. Chapter Four Maintaining the Body. Chapter Five Substituting the Body. Chapter Six Technologies of Death and Dying. Chapter Seven Conclusion. Technical Glossary. References and Bibliography. Index

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Book Synopsis* A thoughtful and insightful textbook introduction to how health policy is made. * Pays attention to the social and political processes which structure what decisions are taken about health policy.Trade Review"This readable and accessible book provides many novel insights into the policy-making process, a broad span of well-chosen historical and contemporary health examples, and a range of perspectives to consider in relation to the analysis of health policy making."Health Sociology Review"This introductory text offers a novel approach to health policy making, challenging the conception of policy as a rational process. Written in an accessible style it is essential reading for undergraduate students of health policy."Jonathan Gabe, Royal Holloway, University of London "This book should be essential reading for any student interested in engaging with and critically reflecting on how health policy is shaped in contemporary society. Drawing on well chosen historical and contemporary examples, Making Health Policy engages with the complex, contingent, and contested arena of health policy making. Students will find the valuable insights provided in this book enormously useful in understanding contemporary and ongoing debates around the fashioning of health policy."Nick Emmel, University of Leeds "Alaszewski and Brown's historical reach and deep understanding of health policy going back 30 years makes this a highly readable, original, insightful and well-informed study that also manages to be remarkably up-to-date. Recommended reading for everyone interested in how health policy gets made and why it doesn't always happen as intended."David J. Hunter, Durham UniversityTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. What is health policy? Part 1 Rationality in policy making 2. Trying to achieve rational health policy: the search for appropriate knowledge and expertise 3. The competition for money and the limits of instrumental rationality 4. Power and influence in policy making: Policy communities and networks 5. The pressure of events: Disasters, inquiries and the dynamics of blame Part 2 The limits of rationality in policy making 6. Identifying health and social problems: Competition between interest groups and claims making 7. How does the nature of modern democracy shape the formation of health policy? 8. Ideology and policy: legitimating, bounding and framing 9. The impact of the media on health policy making Part 3 Conclusion 10. So how and why are health policies made? Some final comments References

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Book SynopsisThe long separation of health and International Relations, as distinct academic fields and policy arenas, has now dramatically changed. Health, concerned with the body, mind and spirit, has traditionally focused on disease and infirmity, whilst International Relations has been dominated by concerns of war, peace and security.Trade Review"A brilliant analysis of the intersection of the fields. I strongly recommend this book to academics and professionals working internationally in the field of public health, irrespective of whether they come from a health or an international relations background."—Health Sociology Review "Deserves a wide readership among scholars of global health and international relations, particularly as it could foster greater inter-disciplinary collaboration between researchers in these fields."—International Affairs "Colin McInnes and Kelley Lee give us an enormously rich exposition of the modern global health enterprise. Global Health and International Relations must be read, as it offers the most sophisticated and penetrating analysis of global health governance in the literature. I will have their book on my shelf as a critical reference for my scholarship on, and advocacy for, global health with justice."—Lawrence Gostin, Johns Hopkins University "McInnes and Lee have clearly demonstrated the link between international relations and global health, and in language understood by both target audiences. By doing so, they have brought to life the Oslo Ministerial Declaration of 2007 in which ministers of foreign affairs from seven countries stated that global health is a pressing foreign policy issue."—David L. Heymann, Chatham House Centre on Global Health Security "It has been clear for many years that the traditionally distinct fields of health studies and international relations needed to be connected in both academic and policy domains. At last, we have a comprehensive engagement connecting these intellectual spaces from two outstanding experts."—Stuart Croft, University of WarwickTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vi List of Abbreviations viii List of Boxes, Tables and Figures xi Introduction 1 1. What is Global Health? 6 2. Constructing a New Agenda: International Relations and Global Health 23 3. Health, Foreign Policy and Global Health Diplomacy 49 4. Global Health and the International Political Economy 78 5. Global Health Governance 101 6. Security and Health 130 Conclusion 158 Notes 164 References 167 Index 193

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Book SynopsisDr. Christopher See is a qualified doctor from Trinity College, Cambridge. He is an innovator in the field of medical school applicant tuition, offering a fully comprehensive tuition from personal statements and exams, to video analysis interview preparation.Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Preparation for the interview; Chapter - 02: Interview macro-analysis – chain theory; Chapter - 03: Motivation for medicine; Chapter - 04: The Multiple Mini-Interview; Chapter - 05: Work experience and voluntary work; Chapter - 06: Personal attributes; Chapter - 07: Knowledge of the medical school; Chapter - 08: Medicine as a profession; Chapter - 09: Hospital life and the NHS; Chapter - 10: Medical knowledge; Chapter - 11: Ethics and law; Chapter - 12: International students; Chapter - 13: Graduate students; Chapter - 14: Oxbridge

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Book SynopsisAn estimated 4 million people are living with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in America today, with approximately 370,000 new cases diagnosed every year. AD patients live anywhere from 5 to 20 years after their diagnosis; and their inability to care for themselves grows more dramatic as the disease progresses, creating profound implications for their families and healthcare providers. Its impact on families during the caregiving years is overwhelming. If you have a family member or close friend who's suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and you're looking for current, useful information, then Alzheimer's For Dummies is for you. This reference guide also is helpful if you Need to know more about its diagnosis and treatment Want to take care of yourself while taking care of your loved one Are not the primary caregiver but want to know how to help Want to know how Alzheimer's Disease is going to affect you and your loved one AlzhTable of ContentsForeword. Introduction. Part I: Could It Be Alzheimer’s Disease? Chapter 1: The Facts on Alzheimer’s Disease. Chapter 2: Symptoms, Causes, and Risk Factors. Chapter 3: Getting a Diagnosis. Chapter 4: Distinguishing Alzheimer’s Disease from Other Medical Conditions. Chapter 5: Identifying Your Fears: For the Patient and the Caregiver. Part II: Helping a Loved One Manage the Illness. Chapter 6: Understanding the Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. Chapter 7: Evaluating Drug Therapies. Chapter 8: Avoiding Snake Oil and Other Ineffective Treatments. Chapter 9: Taking Part in Clinical Trials. Chapter 10: Promising New Drugs and Diagnostic Tools. Chapter 11: Finding Alternative Therapies. Part III: Providing Care for the AD Patient. Chapter 12: Making Medical Decisions. Chapter 13: Understanding Legal Issues for Alzheimer’s Patients. Chapter 14: Working through Financial Issues for Alzheimer’s Patients. Chapter 15: Evaluating Care Options. Chapter 16: Caring for the Alzheimer’s Patient. Part IV: Respite Care for the Caregiver. Chapter 17: Coping While Caregiving. Chapter 18: Finding Support. Chapter 19: Taking Care of the Caregiver. Chapter 20: Handling Work and Family as Caregiver. Chapter 21: Helping When You’re Not the Primary Caregiver. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 22: Ten Tips for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver. Chapter 23: More Than Ten Internet Resources for Alzheimer’s Caregivers. Index.

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Book SynopsisOffers practical advice on various things from making preparations at home and starting to breastfeed at the hospital to breastfeeding while working and weaning. This title helps to discover how to: tell if your baby is getting enough milk; solve breastfeeding problems; nurse two children at a time; and, breastfeed outside the home.Trade Review“…will guide you from first latch-on through weaning…” (Shape Fit Pregnancy, October 2004)Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Getting Ready to Breastfeed. Chapter 1: Deciding to Breastfeed. Chapter 2: The Advantages of Breastfeeding. Chapter 3: Is Breastfeeding Always Best? Chapter 4: Preparing Physically and Mentally for Breastfeeding. Chapter 5: Setting Up and Stocking Your Breastfeeding Space. Part II: Putting Breastfeeding into Action. Chapter 6: At the Hospital: Beginning to Breastfeed. Chapter 7: At Home: Establishing the Breastfeeding Habit. Chapter 8: Coping with Early Breastfeeding Problems. Chapter 9: Breastfeeding in Special Circumstances. Part III: Growing with Your Baby. Chapter 10: Breastfeeding Through Different Ages and Stages. Chapter 11: You and Your Spouse: Being a Breastfeeding Couple. Chapter 12: Weaning the Baby. Part IV: Breastfeeding in the Real World. Chapter 13: Breastfeeding and the Working Mom. Chapter 14: Balancing Breastfeeding and the Rest of Your Life. Chapter 15: Upholding Your Legal Right to Breastfeed. Chapter 16: Breastfeeding and Your Next Pregnancy. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 17: (Almost) Ten Little Things That Make Breastfeeding More Fun. Chapter 18: Ten Resources for Breastfeeding. Chapter 19: Ten Breastfeeding Wives’ Tales. Index.

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Book SynopsisA guide to achieving a healthy back with advice on treatment options, from conventional practices to more alternative therapies. These include acupuncture, massage, yoga and Chinese medicine. It features contributions from experts in each area of back pain including chiropractic and surgery.Table of ContentsIntroduction. PART I: Getting Back to Back Basics. Chapter 1: Ouch! The Problem of Back Pain. Chapter 2: Introducing the Parts of Your Spine. Chapter 3: The Root of All Back Pain. Chapter 4: Out of Your Hands: When to Seek Help and fromWhom. PART II: Conventional Treatment Options. Chapter 5: Home Remedies: First Aid for Your Back Attack. Chapter 6: Back Pain under the Microscope: Common MedicalTests. Chapter 7: Going the Conservative Treatment Route. Chapter 8: Choosing to Have Back Surgery. PART III: Complementary Approaches: Are They for you? Chapter 9: Ancient Eastern Wisdom and Contemporary Ideas. Chapter 10: A Chiropractic Solution to Back Pain. Chapter 11: All in Knots: Yoga for Your Back Problem. Chapter 12: Using the Power of the Mind-Body Connection. PART IV: Rehabilitation. Chapter 13: The Importance of Posture. Chapter 14: Exercising Your Way to a Healthy Back. Chapter 15: Products for Better Back Health. PART V: Resuming Normal Activity and Preventing Future Injury:Work, Play, and Sex. Chapter 16: Getting Back to Work. Chapter 17: Safely Returning to Your Favorite Sports: The WeekendWarrior. Chapter 18: Sex and Back Pain: Getting "Back" in the Saddle. PART VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 19: Ten Most Common Questions about Back Pain. Chapter 20: Ten Steps to a Healthy Back. Chapter 21: Ten Reasons to See a Doctor for Back Pain. Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Working Successfully with YourDoctor. Chapter 23: Ten Hot Topics in Back Pain. Appendix A. Appendix B. Index. Book Registration Information.

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Book SynopsisFrom free weights and resistance bands to Pilates and yoga, weight-training is an exciting -- and healthy -- trend. The Weight Training Diary For Dummies is the perfect tool for any avid body builder. Filled with expert advice on health, nutrition, equipment, and accessories, it also includes injury prevention exercises and body fat to weight conversion charts to help you keep track of your progress.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: The Training Basics 7 Chapter 1: Creating your workout plan 9 Chapter 2: Just warming up 23 Chapter 3: Giving yourself a life 35 Chapter 4: Cooling down and fueling up 45 Part II: The Weight Training Diary 55 Your training diary 57 Part III: The Part of Tens 179 Chapter 5: Ten weight room etiquette tips 181 Chapter 6: Ten top weight-lifting songs 185 Index 189

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Book SynopsisThe Exercise Training Diary For Dummies will get fitness enthusiasts to gear up even more. It includes a 52-week, fill-in calendar you can use to schedule workouts and record progress, plus helpful advice on a full range of health topics.Table of ContentsIntroduction. PART I: The Training Basics. Chapter 1: Creating Your Workout Plan. Chapter 2: Just Warming Up. Chapter 3: Choosing the Right Workout. Chapter 4: Cooling Down and Fueling Up. PART II: The Exercise Training Diary. Your Training Diary. PART III: The Part of Tens. Chapter 5: Ten Top Exercise Etiquette Tips. Chapter 6: Ten Top Exercise Songs. Index. Book Registration Information.

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Book SynopsisThe training diary that gives you that extra push to hit your stride. This new, spiral-bound journal is just the ticket to help runners track and monitor their training progres. It features a 52-week calendar that you can customize to your own schedule and needs, plus expert advice on many health-related issues.Table of ContentsIntroduction. PART I: The Training Basics. Chapter 1: Creating Your Workout Plan. Chapter 2: Just Warming Up. Chapter 3: Running the Right Way. Chapter 4: Cooling Down and Fueling Up. PART II: The Runner's Training Diary. PART III: The Part of Tens. Chapter 5: Ten Top Race Essentials. Chapter 6: Ten Top Running Songs. Index. Book Registration Information.

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Book SynopsisThe training journal that will help triatheletes go the distance! Triatheletes will find this spiral-bound diary the perfect tool to track and monitor their multi-sport training and conditioning progress. It's filled with instructional photos and illustrations, including distance charts and exercises to prevent injuries.Table of ContentsIntroduction. About This Book. Why You Should Log Your Workouts. How to Use Your Training Diary. Cheater, Cheater, Biscotti Eater. How This Book Is Organized. Icons Used in This Book. Where to Go from Here. Part I: The Training Basics. Chapter 1: Creating Your Workout Plan. Chapter 2: Just Warming Up. Chapter 3: Conquering the Triathlon. Chapter 4: Cooling Down and Fueling Up. Part II: The Triathlete's Training Diary. Part III: The Part of Tens. Chapter 5: Ten Things That You Can't Forget on Race Day. Chapter 6: Ten Ways to Reward Yourself for Finishing a Triathlon. Index. Book Registration Information.

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Book SynopsisAn expectant mother's guide to safe and healthy exercise, this work helps in exercising safely and staying fit during pregnancy, and shows how that can make the entire pregnancy easier to manage, physically and emotionally.Trade Review“…this comprehensive book is for you…all aspects of exercise in pregnancy are covered…” (Health & Fitness, October 2004) “…practical advice on all aspects of pregnancy…” (Yoga & Health, September 2004)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Fit Pregnancy: Isn’t That an Oxymoron? 7 Chapter 1: Making Your Pregnancy a Fit Pregnancy 9 Chapter 2: Recognizing the Benefits of a Fit Pregnancy 15 Chapter 3: Designing a Safe Prenatal Fitness Program 23 Chapter 4: Knowing Which Activities Are Best (And Which to Avoid) 39 Part II: Getting Up and Moving: Fit Pregnancy Basics 51 Chapter 5: Never Exercised Before? No Problem! 53 Chapter 6: Exercise for Fitness Buffs and Competitive Athletes 73 Chapter 7: Dressing for Success: Finding Workout Gear 81 Chapter 8: Stretching the Truth: An Honest Look at Stretching 107 Part III: Eating Well for Nine Months — and for Life 119 Chapter 9: Fueling Your Body with the Right Foods 121 Chapter 10: Healthy Weight Gain during Pregnancy 139 Part IV: Fun and Healthy Activities for Pregnancy and Beyond 149 Chapter 11: Balls, Bands, Bars, and Mats: Simple, Inexpensive Workouts 151 Chapter 12: Fitness Walking and Running 179 Chapter 13: Swimming and Water Aerobics 191 Chapter 14: Yoga, Pilates, and Low-Impact Aerobics 207 Chapter 15: A Bicycle Built for Two 219 Chapter 16: Weightlifting and Indoor Machines 231 Chapter 17: Mixing It Up: Combining Different Exercise Routines 247 Part V: The Tenth Month and Later: Staying Fit for Life 259 Chapter 18: Recovering from the Labor Marathon and Getting Up and at ’Em 261 Chapter 19: Finding Time for Fitness and Motherhood 281 Chapter 20: Starting Your Kids Off on the Right Fitness Foot 291 Part VI: The Part of Tens 303 Chapter 21: Ten Ideas for Staying Fit without Leaving the House 305 Chapter 22: Ten or So Ways to Get Family and Friends Involved in Your Quest for Fitness 311 Chapter 23: Ten (Plus One) Resources for Pregnancy Workout Gear 315 Index 323

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Book SynopsisHepatitis C is a viral liver disease that is treatable but not curable. This title talks about this disease.Table of ContentsForeword xvii Introduction 1 Part I: Understanding and Exposing Hepatitis C 7 Chapter 1: Conquering Hepatitis C 9 Chapter 2: Talking about Transmission 19 Chapter 3: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble: Hepatitis C versus Your Immune System 29 Chapter 4: Infecting the Liver: Symptoms and Progression of the Disease 39 Part II: Diagnosing and Treating the Disease 51 Chapter 5: Building Your Medical Support Team 53 Chapter 6: Testing for the Hepatitis C Virus 67 Chapter 7: Testing the Liver 79 Chapter 8: Prescribing Medical Treatment 91 Chapter 9: Getting a New Liver 109 Chapter 10: Looking at Types of Treatment: Western, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine 119 Part III: Living a Good Life with Hep C 133 Chapter 11: Eating and Drinking for Health 135 Chapter 12: Avoiding Harmful Substances 157 Chapter 13: Moving and Grooving to Reduce Stress and Feel Better 173 Chapter 14: Surrounding Yourself with Support 189 Chapter 15: Working through Relationships and Telling Others 199 Chapter 16: Facing Financial and Workplace Challenges 209 Part IV: Considering Different Groups with Hepatitis C 223 Chapter 17: Helping Kids with Hepatitis C 225 Chapter 18: Special Groups with Hepatitis C 239 Chapter 19: For Family and Friends 247 Part V: The Part of Tens 257 Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Vacationing with Hepatitis C 259 Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Sleeping Well with Hepatitis C 267 Chapter 22: Ten-Plus Web Sites and Resources for Hep C 271 Index 277

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Book SynopsisEach year, more than 1 million people get treated for cancer, and most of these will undergo chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or both. This reassuring, optimistic guide helps people get a handle on treatment options and explains in plain English how chemotherapy and radiation therapy really work.Trade Review"...spiced with humour ... succeeds in demystofying cancer therapy ... a compassionate and practical book ... a welcome addition to cancer patient literature..." (Cancer World, April 2006)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You Don’t Have to Read 2 Foolish Assumptions 2 How This Book Is Organized 3 Part I: Your Journey Through Cancer Treatments: Preparing for the Trip 3 Part II: Your Choices along the Way: Making Good Ones 3 Part III: Chemotherapy: What to Expect and How to Deal with Side Effects 4 Part IV: Radiation: What to Expect and How to Deal with Side Effects 4 Part V: Your Success Strategies: Assembling Your Support Team 4 Part VI: Your Future after Cancer Treatments: Looking Ahead 4 Part VII: The Part of Tens 5 Glossary 5 Icons Used in This Book 5 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: Your Journey Through Cancer Treatments: Preparing for the Trip 7 Chapter 1: Recognizing the Realities of Chemotherapy and Radiation 9 Making Peace with Your Diagnosis 10 Registering your emotions 10 Taking time to process the news 10 Experiencing a range of emotions 11 Telling family and friends 11 Gathering Information 12 Shopping for Cancer Specialists 12 Finding good doctors 13 Preparing to embrace a new culture 14 Considering Options 15 Understanding chemotherapy and radiation 15 Looking into clinical trials 16 Taking a chance on a transplant 16 Exploring Virtual Chemotherapy 17 Getting started on chemo 17 Taking care of your immune system 17 Signing up for side effects 17 Trying on Radiation Therapy for Size 18 Getting set up for the first treatment 18 Managing side effects 19 Sending for Help 19 Making room on the team bus 20 Practicing good nutrition 20 Tending to your spirit 21 Finding support from strangers 21 Looking Beyond Cancer Treatments 22 Beginning anew 22 Returning to square one 23 Making peace with a new you 23 Chapter 2: The Mutants Take Over: A Primer on Cancer 25 Demystifying the “C” Word 26 Understanding how cancer develops 27 What causes cancer? 28 Listing the types of cancer 29 Differentiating among tumors 30 Watching the Immune System in Action 30 Discovering How Treatments Fight Back 32 Considering Risk Factors 34 Blaming your genes 34 Looking for other causes 35 Looking to the Future: Ongoing Research 37 Targeting genetic culprits 38 Developing fortified antibodies 38 Speaking of the “C” Word 39 Practicing saying the word 39 Scheduling pity parties 40 Comforting the people around you 41 Playing the blame game 42 Keeping Your Sense of Humor 43 Chapter 3: You Will Be Tested: What All Those Tests Show 45 Passing a Battery of Tests 46 Having blood drawn 46 Stretching out on a table 47 Undergoing a biopsy 51 Playing the Waiting Game 52 Setting the Stage for Treatment 53 Hearing your numbers 55 Ignoring your numbers 55 Recognizing Symptoms of Cancer 56 Resisting the urge to self-diagnose 57 Analyzing pain 57 Appreciating Early Detection 58 Knowing the types of screening tests 59 Redirecting anger about tests 60 Part II: Your Choices along the Way: Making Good Ones 63 Chapter 4: Defining Chemotherapy: The Anticancer Drugs 65 Getting Some Chemotherapy Basics 66 Sorting out the different drugs 67 Taking heart from new developments 68 Investigating Different Delivery Systems 69 Having intravenous chemotherapy 70 Wearing a pump 73 Taking chemotherapy by mouth 74 Looking at lesser-known forms of chemotherapy 74 Evaluating Your Oncologist’s Recommendation 75 Setting up a treatment plan 75 Determining the dose 76 Getting a second opinion 77 Making the Best Choice for You 78 Asking the right questions 79 Getting the right answers 79 Moving forward with confidence 80 Chapter 5: Defining Radiation: A Burning Issue 81 Understanding Radiation Therapy 82 Defining external radiation therapy 83 Defining internal radiation therapy 85 Exploring ways to improve radiation therapy treatments 89 Evaluating Your Radiation Oncologist’s Recommendation 89 Setting up a treatment plan 89 Determining the dose 90 Meeting the team 91 Getting a second opinion 91 Making the Best Choice for You 91 Chapter 6: Setting New Standards: The Role of Clinical Trials 93 Grasping the Importance of Clinical Trials 94 Realizing the scope of cancer trials 94 Understanding the development of clinical trials 94 Deciding Whether to Participate 96 Considering the benefits 97 Considering the risks 97 Asking questions 98 Seeking more information 99 Taking Part in a Clinical Trial 100 Meeting eligibility guidelines 100 Knowing your rights 101 Feeling Good About Taking Part 101 Hearing what participants have to say 102 Banishing the notion of guinea pigs 103 Chapter 7: Getting a Second Chance: Bone Marrow Transplants 105 Demystifying Bone Marrow Transplants 106 Defining bone marrow 106 Identifying the purpose of a transplant 107 Recognizing the source of stem cells 108 Exploring the Types of Transplants 108 Looking at autologous transplants 109 Looking at syngeneic transplants 110 Looking at allogeneic transplants 110 Looking at an alternative 110 Searching for a Donor 111 Preparing for a Bone Marrow Transplant 112 Acknowledging your emotions 112 Appointing a caregiver 113 Comparing Retrieval Methods 114 Harvesting the bone marrow 114 Obtaining peripheral blood stem cells 114 Undergoing the Rescue Process 115 Experiencing external changes 115 Experiencing internal changes 116 Keeping an Eye Out for Post-Rescue Problems 116 Part III: Chemotherapy: What to Expect and How to Deal with Side Effects 119 Chapter 8: What to Expect During Chemotherapy: A Head-to-Toe Mouthwash 121 Your First Appointment: Getting the Toughest One Out of the Way 122 Assessing your feelings 123 Preparing for your first treatment 123 Arriving for your treatment 125 Undergoing your first treatment 125 Heading for home 126 Continuing with Chemo 127 Keeping your appointments 128 Reporting changes in your health 128 Protecting your health 129 Asking for the Support You Need 129 Delegating responsibilities to your family 130 Appointing a “Chemo Buddy” 131 Allowing friends to help 131 Giving Yourself a Break 133 Keeping everything in perspective 133 Keeping an eye on the future 134 Chapter 9: Gimme a Boost: Immune and Bone Marrow Stimulants 135 Boning Up on Bone Marrow 136 Boosting the Immune System 137 White blood cells 137 Red blood cells 139 Platelets 141 An additional complication 142 Recognizing an Infection 143 Considering Supplements 143 Chapter 10: Coping with Serious Side Effects of Chemotherapy 145 Considering What’s to Come 146 Reading a firsthand report 147 Predicting your experience 147 Keeping an Eye on Kidney and Bladder Function 148 Combating Nausea 149 Eating smart 149 Drinking smart 150 Comforting yourself 150 Facing Fatigue 151 Checking for anemia 152 Conserving energy 152 Fighting Pain 154 Nailing neuropathy 154 Watching out for mouth sores 155 Dealing with dry mouth 156 Demystifying Depression 157 Facing your fear 157 Identifying other causes of depression 157 Getting the help you need 158 Confronting Infertility 159 Being proactive 159 Planning to wait 160 Losing Your Hair 160 Caring for your hair before it goes 161 Planning ahead for hair loss 162 Growing new hair 165 Chapter 11: Coping with Less Serious Side Effects of Chemotherapy 167 Considering What’s to Come 168 Battling Intestinal Disarray 168 Dealing with diarrhea 169 Dealing with constipation 170 Retaining Fluids 170 Experiencing Vision Problems 171 Fighting Fuzzy Thinking 171 Losing Interest in Food 172 Mistrusting your sense of taste 172 Boosting your appetite 173 Cutting back on drinking 174 Troubleshooting Skin and Nail Problems 174 Itching to scratch 175 Knowing how to treat nails 176 Attacking acne 176 Suffering from sunburn 176 Reacting to radiation 177 Part IV: Radiation: What to Expect and How to Deal with Side Effects 179 Chapter 12: What to Expect During Radiation: Tattoos and Moisturizer 181 Your First Appointments: Getting the Toughest Ones Out of the Way 182 Knowing what to expect 182 Mapping the area to be treated 183 Determining the dose to use 185 Getting tattoos 185 Setting up your schedule 186 Experiencing the Real Thing 187 Assessing your feelings 187 Arriving on the first day 188 Soothing Your Skin 189 Making Wardrobe Adjustments 190 Seeking the Support You Need 190 Giving Yourself a Break 191 Keeping your appointments 192 Keeping everything in perspective 192 Keeping an eye on the future 193 Chapter 13: Coping with Side Effects of Radiation Therapy 195 Considering What’s to Come 196 Identifying your type of therapy 197 Predicting your experience 197 Fending Off Fatigue 198 Learning an important word 198 Getting your timing right 199 Caring for Your Skin 200 Using protective strategies 200 Watching for warning signs 200 Soothing Inflamed Mucous Membranes 201 Experiencing Diarrhea 201 Saying “No” to Nausea 202 Making wise food choices 202 Making wise drink choices 203 Finding comfort 204 Living with Lymphedema 204 Looking Out for Pneumonitis 205 Running to the Restroom 205 Watching Your White Blood Count 206 Dealing with Hair Loss 207 Pampering your hair while you have it 207 Making plans in advance 208 Recognizing Depression 210 Asking for help 210 Working through fear and grief 211 Part V: Your Success Strategies: Assembling Your Support Team 213 Chapter 14: Your Health Professionals: Your Friends and Guides 215 Communicating with Your Doctors 216 Building a good relationship 216 Considering less-than-ideal situations 219 Seeking Help from a Psychologist 220 Allowing yourself to accept help 221 Knowing what kind of help to expect 222 Meeting Other Health Professionals 222 Making time for massage 223 Yearning for yoga 225 Renewing with reiki 227 Taking up tai chi 228 Trying meditation 229 Fitting in fitness 231 Chapter 15: Good Nutrition: Eating Right No Matter How You Feel 235 Welcoming New Members to the Team 236 Knowing When You Need Help 236 Catching Up on the Food Fights 237 Boning Up on the Benefits 238 Acknowledging the “A” List 239 Finding time for fluids 239 Pumping up with protein 239 Embracing carbohydrates and fats 240 Mulling over vitamins and minerals 242 Plumbing the Pitfalls of Poor Eating 242 Considering Problems that May Develop 242 Realizing how tumors impact nutrients 243 Seeing how surgery affects eating habits 243 Knowing how chemotherapy influences nutrition 244 Acknowledging problems caused by radiation therapy 245 Assessing effects of bone marrow and stem cell transplants 245 Chapter 16: Meeting Spiritual Needs: Turning to Prayer and Meditation 247 Defining Distress 248 Tallying Up the Benefits of Faith 248 Talking about Spirituality with Your Doctors 251 Examining Prayer Practices 252 Personalizing prayers 252 Praying in free verse 252 Meditating in a prayerful manner 253 Accepting Prayers from Others 254 Assessing the Healing Power of Prayer 254 Listening to a Doctor on Spirituality 255 Squaring Faith with Cancer 256 Chapter 17: Finding a Support Group: Realizing You Are Not Alone 257 Determining Your Level of Interest 258 Defining “Group” 258 Locating a Group 259 Asking the Right Questions 261 Seeking One-on-One Support 262 Looking at the Benefits 262 Assessing the Risks 263 Handling the hard stuff 264 Protecting yourself emotionally 264 Helping Newcomers 265 Part VI: Your Future after Cancer Treatments: Looking Ahead 267 Chapter 18: Finishing Therapy: An End and a Beginning 269 Monitoring Your Health after Cancer 270 Expecting a recovery period 270 Scheduling follow-up care 271 Keeping appointments 271 Telling the truth 272 Worrying about recurrence 273 Coping with Long-Term Side Effects 273 Fighting fatigue 273 Putting up with pain 274 Managing lymphedema 274 Making the best of mouth problems 274 Facing bladder or bowel problems 275 Accepting early menopause 275 Sorting out sexual issues 276 Reducing Your Hormone Level 277 Hearing arguments for hormone therapy 277 Considering different approaches 278 Sizing up the side effects 278 Deciding what’s best for you 279 Working Out a Wellness Plan 279 Chapter 19: Dealing with Recurrence: Here We Go Again 281 Defining Recurrence 282 Recognizing signs of recurrence 282 Getting up to speed on semantics 283 Redefining Survivor 283 Riding the Emotional Roller Coaster 284 Questioning everything 284 Moving on 285 Establishing a Treatment Plan 286 Understanding your options 286 Making the most of past experiences 287 Setting treatment goals when a cure isn’t possible 288 Considering Unconventional Treatments 288 Facing the Future, Whatever Comes 289 Finding comfort in hospice care 290 Debunking the myths of hospice 291 Traveling on 292 Chapter 20: Defining Yourself after Cancer: The New Normal 293 Looking at Life Through New Eyes 294 Reaping the benefits 294 Getting a physical boost from positive thinking? 295 Making Semantic Decisions 296 Allowing for Negativity 296 Finding Inspiration in Amazing Recoveries 297 Looking at Time Differently 298 Hearing the wakeup call 298 Living in gratitude 299 Spending time on yourself 299 Protecting Yourself Emotionally 301 Looking out for number one 301 Making friends with lingering fear 302 Defining Your Boundaries at Home and Work 302 Lightening Up 303 Part VII: The Part of Tens 305 Chapter 21: Ten Myths about Cancer 307 Myth #1: When You Get Cancer, You Die 307 Myth #2: If the Cancer Doesn’t Kill You, the Treatments Will 308 Myth #3: Cancer Treatments Are One-Size-Fits-All 308 Myth #4: You Can’t Work while You’re Having Cancer Treatments 309 Myth #5: It Takes Forever to Get Over Cancer Treatments 309 Myth #6: It’s Your Fault You Got Cancer 309 Myth #7: The Medical Community Suppresses Alternative Healing Methods 310 Myth #8: Now Your Family Will All Get Cancer 310 Myth #9: Cancer Always Comes Back 310 Myth #10: Nothing Is Ever the Same after Cancer 311 Chapter 22: Ten Ways for Family and Friends to Help You 313 Acknowledging That You Have Cancer 313 Giving You Time to Accept the Diagnosis 314 Holding You While You Cry 314 Making You Laugh 315 Seeking Help Coping from Someone Else 315 Asking for Specific Ways to Help You 315 Carrying Out Your Requests 316 Offering What You Are Reluctant to Ask For 316 Helping to Protect You 317 Celebrating with You 317 Chapter 23: Ten Things Beyond Your Control 319 Turning Back the Clock 319 Keeping the Diagnosis a Secret 320 Encountering an Alien Culture 320 Making New Friends 320 Experiencing Mood Swings 321 Facing Your Own Mortality 321 Suffering Power Outages 321 Missing Some Good Times 322 Choosing the Texture of Your New Hair 322 Receiving Help from Many Sources 322 Chapter 24: Ten Ways Life Will Be Better after Cancer 323 Cancer Goes Away 323 Treatments End 324 Fear Recedes 324 A Sense of Adventure Grows 324 Inner Strength Builds 325 People Matter More 325 Forgiveness Gains in Importance 325 Support Comes Naturally 326 The Tongue Loosens 326 Time Flies 326 Chapter 25: Ten Sources for More Information 329 Searching the Web 329 National Cancer Institute 330 American Cancer Society 330 National Comprehensive Cancer Network 330 American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 331 People Living With Cancer 331 OncoLink 331 Planet Cancer 331 Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups 332 National Marrow Donor Program 332 Coping with Cancer Magazine 332 Glossary 333 Index 339

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Book SynopsisThe Juran Prescription identifies the practical steps needed if clinicians are to build a quality program tailored to their individual organizations. Based on the highly effective management techniques of renowned Dr. Joseph Juran, this book outlines management strategies, techniques, and skills that are essential in transforming health care organizations. The author examines the principle at the heart of Juran''s teachings--Total Quality Management--as reflected in such impressive management innovations as outcomes measurement, guidelines for practice, reengineering, and patient-focused care.Table of ContentsForeword 1: New Skills for Clinical Leaders 2. The Basic Physiology of Quality 3. A Sampler of Success Stories 4. Measuring Care and Managing Variation 5. Planning and Designing Care Processes 6. Practice and Outcomes Improvment 7. Implementing Quality Management in Clinical Settings(Robert Halder, M.D.) 8. Strategic Planning for Clinical Quality and Performance Conclusion: Panacea, Placebo, or the Right Prescription?

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Book SynopsisLife After Cancer I immediately wanted to recommAnd this book to my patients. [It]will serve as a roadmap to help cancer patients anticipate feelingsand stages of the coping process. It will help demystify thecomplex and often baffling set of experiences on the uncertain pathof cancer survivorship. --Elisabeth Targ, M.D., Geraldine Brush Cancer Research Institute,California Pacific Medical Center An intimate and inspiring account of the authors'' real-lifeexperiences of surviving cancer. The authors provide astraightforward account of what life is like after the whirlwind ofdoctors'' visits and radical treatments comes to an And.Trade Review"Dancing in Limbo is filled with deeply moving, personal insightsinto the hopes, fears, and triumphs of cancer survivors who havetransformed the threat of imminent death into a celebration of life... must reading for all cancer patients, their families, friAnds,and health care providers." (Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier, author ofSound Mind, Sound Body and Mind as Healer, Mind as Slayer) "This is fabulous and very brave writing. Everyone with alife-threatening illness should read this. Everyone who lovessomeone with a life-threatening illness should read this. Actually,come to think of it, everyone who wants to be more fully presentfor their life should read itafter all, we're all terminal on thisbus." (Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird and OperatingInstructions) "I immediately wanted to recommAnd this book to my patients. [It]will serve as a roadmap to help cancer patients to anticipatefeelings and stages of the coping process. It will help demystifythe complex and often baffling set of experiences on the uncertainpath of cancer survivorship." (Elisabeth Targ, M.D., GeraldineBrush Cancer Research Institute, California Pacific MedicalCenter) "Here's a book that finally tells the truth about living in limbo.For those who are surviving cancer, it provides validation,support, and guidance in coping with the threat of recurrence ... aprocess that stretches into the years following a cancer diagnosis.For families, friAnds, and health professionals, it eloquently andpowerfully portrays the emotional experience of life aftercancer--helping us to better understand, admire, and learn fromthose who have had to confront their mortality and are foreverchanged by this experience." (Andrew W. Kneier, Ph.D., clinicalpsychologist, UCSF/Mount Zion Cancer Center) "Dancing in Limbo leads readers through the dark morass of griefover so many losses to the new, positive identity of a survivor.The authors, Glenna and Lisa, quickly become companion travelers,offering wise counselor and helpful insights that guide the readerthrough what otherwise would remain an agonizing worry anddarkness." (Neil Fiore, Ph.D., author of The Road Back to Health:Coping with the Emotional Aspects of Cancer (1990))Table of ContentsBreaking the Silence. Waking Up in Limbo. Why Me? Taking the First Steps: Fears of Recurrence. Beginning to Dance: Grieving Our Losses. Side-Stepping the Dance: The Illusion of Control. Social Dancing After Cancer. Making Sense of Life.

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Book SynopsisThis important book offers a revolutionary approach to solving a range of social problems--drug use, smoking, unsafe sex, and overpopulation--by applying marketing techniques and concepts to change behavior. For example, it shows that at-risk teenagers are consumers who decide whether or not to buy safe sex practices. This successful approach is based on Alan R. Andreasen''s more than twenty years of experience in consulting, teaching, and research with social marketing programs around the world. Andreasen shows that effective social change starts with a thorough understanding of the needs, wants, and perceptions of the target consumer--who has ultimate control over the outcomes. The book offers a detailed explanation of how to design a step-by-step program that will move the customer from ignorance and indifference to action and ultimately maintenance of that action. Marketing Social Change offers a wealth of information for developing an effective social marketing plan.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Social Marketing: A Powerful Approach to Social Change. PREPARING FOR SOCIAL MARKETING. Putting the Customer First: The Essential Social Marketing Insight. The Social Marketing Strategic Management Process. Listening to Customers: Research for Social Marketing. Understanding How Customer Behavior Changes. DOING SOCIAL MARKETING. Targeting Your Customer Through Market Segmentation Strategies. Bringing the Customer to the Door: Creating Active Contemplation of New Behaviors. Making the New Behavior Attractive and Low Cost: Benefit and Cost Strategies. Bringing Social Influence to Bear and Enhancing Self-Control. Inducing Action and Ensuring Maintenance. Creating Strategic Partnerships: Marketing to Other Publics. Conclusion: Central Principles of the New Social Marketing Paradigm.

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Book SynopsisA New Way to Serve the Community A study of a major initiative that is changing the course of medical education--the Community Partnerships, sponsored by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Rather than promote a single solution, Community Partnerships bridge the gap that exists between the culture of communities and the culture of academe by creating viable linking organizations to connect the two. This book also examines the role public policy plays in contributing to the current systems of health professions'' education and how public policy can support change.Table of ContentsForeword 1. The Primary Health Care Crisis 2. From Problems to Solutions: A Bridge Between Cultures 3. Community Partnerships in Progress(with Rebecca Henry) 4. The Nature of Academic Health Centers 5. The Nature of Communities(with Bruce Behringer) 6. New Organizational Structures(with Patricia Maguire Meservey) 7. The Role of Public Policy in Changing Health Professionals' Education 8. If We Change What We Pay For, We Change What We Get(with Henry A. Foley) 9. Evaluation as a Tool for Reform(with Rebecca Henry) 10. Multidisciplinary Care and Education(Patricia T. Castiglia) 11. Leading Educational Reform

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Book SynopsisA Growing Health Crisis ?An illuminating discussion of the complex problems of HIV/AIDS within the correctional setting, including its impact on the families and communities of those incarcerated.--Mervyn F. Silverman, M.D., MPH, former director of health, San Francisco, former president, American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) The first book to offer critical information on the proliferation of HIV and AIDS among prison populations, this is a much-needed resource for the design and implementation of education and prevention programs within correctional facilities.Trade Review?Drs. Braithwaite, Hammett and Mayberry clearly paint the picture of what can happen in a society when it politicizes a major health issue and allows young people to perish for lack of knowledge. . . . We must decide if we want to build bigger, better incubators for crime, tuberculosis and HIV to release in society or if we want to develop healthy educated citizens with hope.? --M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., former United States Surgeon General ?Required reading for elected officials, corrections administrators, policy makers and anyone interested in understanding that it is within our grasp to make major strides in our fight against the spread of HIV infection.? --Edward A. Harrison, president, National Commission of Correctional Health Care ?An illuminating discussion of the complex problems of HIV/AIDS within the correctional setting, including the impact on the families and communities of those incarcerated." --Mervyn F. Silverman, M.D. MPH, former director of health, San Francisco, former president, American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) ?The significance of the findings and the policy options, make this book fundamental reading for anyone interested in the implications for public health.? --Caswell A. Evans, Jr. DDS, MPH, immediate-past president, American Public Health Association "There is a great deal of useful information in this book that should be understood by all of those in criminal justice and correctional rehabilitation. A recommAnded book for all medical and academic libraries as well as state correctional institutions." --???????? "This timely, well-written, comprehensively documented, and compellingly argued book provides the template for action." --Nancy Neveloff Dubler, LL.B., Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, New England Journal of MedicineTable of ContentsForeword, 1. Inmates, HIV, and AIDS: An Overview 2. AIDS and Ethnic Minority Inmates 3. An Analysis of Current Educational and Prevention Efforts 4. Prevention and Juvenile OffAnders 5. Policy Response to a Public Health Opportunity 6. A Report from the Frontline: Four Case Studies 7. Prison Personnel: Gatekeepers to Education and Prevention 8. Legal and Legislative Issues 9. Worldwide Policies and Practices 10. The Public Health Challenge Afterword

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Book SynopsisOnce again, Sarason leads the way, with a unique and provocative perspective on organizational collaboration. In this penetrating work, Sarason and Lorenz tackle the problem of decreased in schools and health and social service agencies. They show how collaboration between organizations can work, and how this pooling of resources can add up to more than the sum of parts. The authors the role of networks for maximizing the use of resources, the special role and characteristics of a network coordinator, and the energy and sense of community that will result.Trade Review"Must reading for anyone involved in improving schools or communities. Sarason and Lorentz identify a vital catalyst for orchestrating change effectively--one that is a promising as it is overlooked." --Eric Schaps, president, Developmental Studies Center, Oakland, California "Sarason and Lorentz have extAnded their earlier work on resource networks to create what may well become the classic work on coordination and collaboration in organizations in general and schools in particular." --Dale L. Brubaker, professor, University of North Carolina, Greensboro "For anyone who is struggling with the real world implications of collaboration and coordination in the human services, Crossing Boundaries is an invaluable practical guide by authors who have blazed these trails and know the territory." --Jacquelyn McCroskey, associate professor, University of Southern California School of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction: Charters, Curricula, and a History of Failure 1. An Emerging Paradigm Shift 2. Redefining Resources 3. Breaking the Organizational Chart Mentality 4. Coordination: The Origins of a Point of View 5. The Coordinator's Rationale: Cognitive and Stylistic Characteristics 6. Collegiality and Community: The New Paradigm in Action Epilogue: The Public Schools and the Private Sector

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Book SynopsisTreating HIV with Nutrition Nutrition and HIV addresses the issues of nutrition and HIV fromthe perspective of the patient as well as the physician. Everyonewho is interested in the problems of--and solutions to--nutritionaltherapy in HIV owes it to themselves to read this book. --Paul A. Volberding, M.D., director, Center for AIDS Research, SanFrancisco This reference book offers a sound nutritional model for sustainingand improving quality of life for HIV positive men and women. Itoutlines an easy-to-follow program for the prevention and treatmentof weight loss--a common problem that if left untreated could leadto serious health decline or even death.Trade Review"Nutrition and HIV addresses the issues of nutrition and HIV fromthe perspective of the patient as well as the physician. Everyonewho is interested in the problems of--and solutions to--nutritionaltherapy in HIV owes it to themselves to read this book." (Paul A.Volberding, M.D., director, Center for AIDS Research, SanFrancisco) "Thoroughly researched, readable, and compelling. An important newresource for people with HIV and for those who care for them."(Ronald Baker, Ph.D., editor, BETA (Bulletin of ExperimentalTreatments for AIDS), San Francisco AIDS Foundation) "So the bottom line is this: HIV is a disease of decreasingnutritional status; people die of wasting when their nutritionalstatus can no longer support life; we already have ways which candelay or limit that decline, and more are on the way. In the raceagainst HIV, there are new ways we can buy more time. And for someof us, the goal to 'Be Here for the Cure' may actually be withinour grasp.'' (Mary Romeyn, M.D.) ``As a nutritional consultant for our feeding programs, and nowwith this book, Mary Romeyn has taught us that our `Meals with Lovefor People with AIDS' constitutes important treatment for thisdisease.'' (Tom Nolan, executive director, Project Open Hand) ``Hunger hurts... with Dr. Romeyn's book a person living with HIVnow has the ammunition to fight this battle we call AIDS. Nutritionand HIV: A New Model for Treatment is a comprehensive guide to AIDSmanagement through nutrition.'' (Easter M. Armas-Mikulik, founderand executive director of A Loving Spoonful) "This book can be a useful tool for HIV-infected patients and theirdietitians." (Journal of the American Dietetic Association)Table of ContentsNUTRITION AND HIV. 1. A New Model for Treatment. 2. Understanding the Process of Wasting. WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF. 3. Starting Your Own Assessment. 4. Vitamins, Minerals and Trace Elements. 5. Other Immune-Enhancing Supplements. 6. Improving Your Appetite. 7. Improving Your Environment. 8. Sex, Drugs, and Exercise. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR DOCTOR. 9. Choosing a Doctor. 10. Understanding Your Health Care Plan. 11. Monitoring Your Nutrition. 12. The Wasting Syndrome. 13. Fighting the Virus. 14. Secondary Infections. 15. Special Problems. 16. Joining Studies. 17. Women and HIV. 18. What to Do: Algorithms for Care, by Stages. TAKING CHARGE: HOW TO DIRECT YOUR OWN HEALING. 19. Taking Charge of Your Medical Care. 20. Feeding the Soul. Appendix A: 1993 CDC Criteria for a Diagnosis of AIDS. Appendix B: List of Caloric Values. Appendix C: Vitamin Supplementation Sources. Appendix D: Types of Studies to Evaluate Drug Effects. Appendix E: San Francisco General Hospital Diet Counseling IntakeForm. Appendix F: Recommended Schedules of Prophylaxis ofInfection. Appendix G: HIV Intake Physical Form.

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Book SynopsisDiscover The Six Dimensions of Health Systems That Can TransformYour Medical Practice The New Health Partners is an essential handbook for physicians whowant to reshape their practices to prosper within the managed careenvironment. This key resource offers a blueprint for helpingphysicians, medical directors, and administrators create the neededpartnerships and cooperative business alliances, put in place thebest practices that will maximize accountability, and, ultimately,achieve success in disease management. Steve Prather''s book encapsulates the key forces in health caretoday. If followed, his practical solutions will dramaticallychange the way we organize and deliver care.--Henry G. Walker,president and CEO, Providence/Health SystemTrade Review"Steve Prather's book encapsulates the key forces in health caretoday. If followed, his practical solutions will dramaticallychange the way we organize and deliver care." --Henry G. Walker,president and CEO, Providence/Health System "Prather has written a book full of helpful insights, tips, andexamples for those trying to make sense of the leadershipopportunity facing doctors today and tomorrow. His strategies andstories can help those who lead physician practice today and guidethose who teach tomorrow's doctors." --Paul Batalden, professor anddirector, Health Care Improvement Leadership Development Center forthe Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School "I urge the leaders of health care systems to read and study thisenlightening book together. And, since integration, alignment,improvement, teamwork, and partnering are relevant activities atall levels of an organization, it would be wise for leaders toencourage and enable the many natural work groups in theirorganization to similarly study, digest, and adapt the richknowledge available in [this book]. Doing so will produce a muchmore effective and competitive health care system." --From theforeword by James S. Roberts, senior vice president, physicianleadership, VHA, Inc. "Using his vast experience and keen insight, Steve Prather presentsexciting concepts and practices that will contribute greatly to theimprovement of the delivery and quality of clinical care into thenext millennium-a major concern for all health care leaders." --DanS. Wilford, president, Memorial Hermann Healthcare SystemTable of ContentsJames S. Roberts 1. Serving a Changing Society 2. Making Systems Work 3. The Six Dimensions of Physician Leadership 4. The Second Dimension: Aligned Incentives Reward the ClinicalBehavior You Want 5. The Third Dimension: Improving the Process of Care and theClinical Outcome with CPI 6. The Fourth Dimension: High-Performance Teams ThroughInterdepAndence and Learning 7. The Fifth Dimension: Partnering with the Family 8. The Sixth Dimension: Partnering with the Community 9. Building an Infrastructure for Learning 10. Implementing a Project to Manage a Disease State 11. Practices Accountable for Quality 12. Partnering with Business: A Competitive Strategy or a SurvivalNecessity 13. Building for a Healthy Community 14. The Curriculum for Change 15. A Concluding Message

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Book SynopsisInforming Health Care Purchasers In today''s competitive marketplace, health care providers, corporate purchasers, and health care executives are focusing their attention on quality, value, and accountability. This valuable resource provides health care practitioners, administrators, and policymakers with the pertinent information they need to create a scientific method of measuring customer satisfaction.Trade Review"Consumer choice and quality scorecards have been the subject of an extraordinary amount of rhetoric in the health care field. Finally, Hanes, Greenlick, and their colleagues have done us the enormous service of providing a thoughtful, comprehensive, and balanced exploration of the real issues." --Bruce Vladeck, former administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1993-1997 "Grading Health Care is truly a first of its kind in a health care environment that is in great need of such practical guidance. Pamela Hanes and Mitch Greenlick have pulled together a series of easily understood, provocative essays on the art and science of quality reporting for a consumer audience. This book is must-reading for anyone interested in working through the complexities of translating abstract and often elusive quality information into understandable and consumer-friAndly formats." --Philip Lee, professor emeritus, University of California San Francisco Medical School and former assistant secretary of Health 1992-1997 "Consumer choice and quality scorecards have been the subject of an extraordinary amount of rhetoric in the health care field. Finally, Hanes, Greenlick, and their colleagues have done us the enormous service of providing a thoughtful, comprehensive, and balanced exploration of the real issues." --Bruce Vadeck, former HCFA administrator (1993-97) "The Oregon Scorecard Project and this book has, for the first time, brought together commonsense science and deep commitment to listen to the consumer and has produced new knowledge and insights in this complex area." --Clifton R. Gaus, former director of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1992-1996Table of ContentsForeward Preface 1. Reporting Quality in a Market-driven Health Care System(Daniel M. Harris and Pamela P. Hanes) 2. Oregon Consortium: A Model in Scorecard Development(Pamela P. Hanes) 3. Consumer Preferences: Issues of Perception and Measurement(Pamela P. Hanes and Holly B. Jimison) 4. Consumers Want Choice and Voice(Michael J. Garland, Barry F. Anderson, and H. Diana Jones) 5. Tailoring Choice Information to Special Populations(Pamela P. Hanes) 6. Eliciting, Measuring, and Reporting Consumer Satisfaction(Christine Edlund) 7. Measuring Health Care Quality: The Process and Outcomes of Care(Bruce W. Goldberg) 8. The Alchemy of Accountability: Science and Art of Consumer Scorecards(Pamela P. Hanes and Merwyn R. Greenlick) AppAndix A: A Consumer Guide to Selecting a Health PlanAppAndix B: A Request for Descriptive Navigational Information Index

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Book SynopsisA Proactive Framework for Organizational Change Learn to apply the principles of total quality management to themanagement of high-risk patients and improve quality of care,patient outcomes-and the bottom line. Finally, a model of managed health care that resonates withphysicians and patients. A new direction for care management thatmakes sense on both humanitarian and financial grounds.--SanfordT. Kurtz, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer, LaheyClinic An exciting, promising, practical, and brand new approach tosolving the cost/quality dilemma in managed care--high-riskpopulation health management. This well thought-out program focuseson managing patients, not physicians.--Stuart Baker, M.D.,executive vice president of clinical affairs, Voluntary HospitalAssociationTrade Review"Forman and Kelliher present a compelling, field-tested approach tohealth care delivery and a new direction for case management thatmakes sense on humanitarian and financial grounds." --Kate JennisonGoonan, vicepresident, clinical performance improvement, UMassMemorial Health Care "An exciting, promising, practical, and brand new approach tosolving the cost/quality dilemma in managed care-high riskpopulation health management. This well thought-out program focuseson managing patients, not physicians." --Stuart Baker, MD,executive vice president of clinical affairs, Voluntary HospitalAssociation "Status One represents a critical development for delivering on thepromise of improving the quality of care while simultaneouslycontrolling costs." --Sam Nussbaum, MD, executive vice president,Medical Affairs and System Integration, BJC Health System "The management of this high risk group is critical to futuremanaged care success." --Joseph I. Berman, MD, chief medicalofficer, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield "Finally, a model of managed health care that resonates withphysicians and patients. A new direction for care management thatmakes sense on both humanitarian and financial grounds." --SanfordT. Kurtz, MD, vice president and chief medical officer, LaheyClinicTable of ContentsOverview. 1. High-Risk Population Health ManagementComponents. 2. Segmenting the Population. 3. Information: The Right Kind, in the Right Place, in Time. 4. Structure: Building a Supportive Environment. 5. Assessing the Patient: Getting to the Heart of the Matter. 6. Formulating Care Plans: To Each According to Their Needs. 7. Renewals and Endings: Reassessment and Discharge. 8. Gauges on the Dashboard: Process and Outcome Measures. Alternate Approaches to Medical Management. 9. Theory of the Case: Varied Ways to Identify High-RiskPeople. 10. Intervening on Behalf of the Severely Afflicted: CaseManagement. 11. Intervening by Clinical Condition: Disease Management. 12. AgAnda for the Future. Sources and Rationale13. Total Quality Management: Concepts,High-Risk Patient Customers, Measures and Focus. 14. Epidemiology: Power and Limits of Statistical Approaches. 15. Economics: Structural Aspects and Costs in Managed CarePopulations. Putting it Together16. Summary: Best Practices in High-RiskPopulation Management. References. Exhibits. Index.

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Book SynopsisStrategies for Building Satisfying Patient Relationships New England Healthcare Assembly This book fills a huge void in the areas of medical education andthe delivery of patient service. The clear advice about how toidentify and respond to patient needs and preferences is essentialreading for physicians and those who work with them. If thepersonal rewards of medicine are important to you, read thisbook. --Joseph A. Lieberman, III, chairman, department of family andcommunity medicine, clinical professor of family medicine, ThomasJefferson University This important resource describes how to develop the qualities ofunderstanding, empathy, and compassion that help to meet and exceedpatient expectations. Managing Patient Expectations is filled withrealistic and cost-effective strategies for maintaining patientsatisfaction, creating loyalty, and increasing referrals. SusanKeane Baker explains how to find out what patients really think andhow physicians canTrade Review"Winning teams depAnd on the loyalty and enthusiasm of everymember. Here, in one place, is all you need to know about creatingthat same kind of loyalty and enthusiasm in your patients andstaff." (Lou Holtz, former head football coach, University of NotreDame) "Malpractice claims are often the result of unmet and sometimesunrealistic patient expectations? with an overlay ofmiscommunication. Baker's book gives practical advice that easilytranslates into loss prevention lessons." (Peggy Berry Martin,director of education, Harvard Risk Management Foundation) "This book fills a huge void in the areas of medical education andthe delivery of patient service. The clear advice about how toidentify and respond to patient needs and preferences is essentialreading for physicians and those who work with them. If thepersonal rewards of medicine are important to you, read this book."(Joseph A. Lieberman, III, M.D., M.P.H., chairman, department offamily and community medicine, clinical professor of familymedicine, Thomas Jefferson University)Table of ContentsCREATING EXPECTATION. Prior Expectations. Word of Mouth. Advertising, Media, and Managed Care. First Impressions. IDENTIFYING EXPECTATIONS. Listening Skills. Patient Feedback. MANAGING PATIENT EXPECTATIONS. Moments of Truth. Staff Strategies. Informed Consent. Patient Education. Best Practices. RESPONDING TO UNMET EXPECTATIONS. Complaints. Patient Follow Through. Adverse Patient Outcomes. When Patients Leave. EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS. Respecting Patient Preferences. Building Loyal Relationships.

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Book SynopsisE-Health, Telehealth, and Telemedicine is a hands-on resource that shows how communication technologies can be designed, implemented, and managed to help health care professionals expand and transform their organizations. Step by step the authors reveal how to introduce innovative communication tools to a wide range of health care settings. This indispensable book contains a wealth of information, suggestions, and advice about program development, ethical, legal and regulatory issues, and and technical options.Trade Review"The authors bring diverse expertise to the book." (E-Streams, 3/02) "Having read this book, you are now well enough informed to plan what you want to do, how you want to do it, and when." (APA Review of Books, 2003)Table of ContentsForeword (Evan Melrose, M.D.). Preface. The Authors xvii 1 History, Definitions, and Current Applications. 2 From Telemedicine and Telehealth to E-Health. 3 Telecommunication Technologies in Health Care. 4 Clinical Applications. 5 Special Settings. 6 Computerization of Medical Records and E-Health Services. 7 Privacy, Confidentiality, Security, and Data Integrity. 8 Legal and Ethical Issues. 9 Malpractice and Risk Management. 10 A Beginner’s Blueprint: How to Get Started. 11 Research: Issues, Methods, and Outcomes. 12 Visions into the Future of Health Care. Appendix A: Tips from the Experts. Appendix B: Vendor Agreements: A Primer. Appendix C: Videoconferencing Room Requirements and Etiquette. Glossary. Resources. References. Subject Index. Name Index.

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Book SynopsisWritten to help health care trainers improve their skills in clinical education, leadership, management development, employee training, and other areas. It covers trends in the field followed by practical advice on how to do a needs assessment, design a training program and more.Trade Review"With practical tools, real-life examples and on-target insights,The Health Care Training Handbook is a terrific resource for healthcare organizations. It is a must for all health care training andorganizational development practitioners." (Kenneth R. Cohen,president, The Synergy Organization) "The Health Care Training Handbook is the best resource I've comeacross for trainers and educators in the health care field. Itsdown-to-earth approach and array of practical tools and techniquesmake it a must-have for every health care educator's bookshelf andfor every health care organization's library. Don't miss this one."(Susan A. Macfarlane, manager, organizational development, LakeForest Hospital)Table of ContentsPreface. The Author. Major Trends in Health Care and the World of the Worker. Organization Structure of Health Care Training Departments and theRole of Trainers. How to Do a Nees Assessment. How to Design a Training Program. How to Deliver Training. How to Evaluate Training. Obstacles to Training and Ways to Overcome. You as a Resource: Positioning Yourself for Success. Resources: A Health Care Trainer's Toolkit. Index.

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Book SynopsisInforming American Health Care Policy provides a critical perspective on the National Medical ExpAnditure Surveys (NMES) and how these surveys have responded to the sometimes conflicting challenges of policy and research.Trade Review"... Informing American Health Care Policy is a useful, evenentertaining book for anyone who uses health data or who wants tounderstand the history and evolution of expAnditure surveys."(Health Affairs May/June 2000) "In this important book, the lead researchers associated with NMESdescribe the development of this rich data source and, in a seriesof well-crafted papers, illustrate the use of these data ininforming major areas of health policy. It is a must-read foranyone interested in American health policy-especially for youngerprofessionals entering this growing field." (Uwe E. Reinhardt,James Madison Professor of Political Economy, PrincetonUniversity) "National health expenditure surveys have provided policymakerswith the information they need to make informed decisions. Thisvolume tells us about the evolution and contributions of thefederal government's most ambitious health care survey. I recommAndit for those interested in improving the quality of data availableto those who formulate policy." (John K. Iglehart, founding editor,Health Affairs) "I enjoyed reading this book. Thanks to the major investment inhealth expAnditure and insurance surveys and the increasinglysophisticated analytic capacity described in this volume, policyofficials now have a much more precise and up-to-date understandingof the implications of policy choices." (Karen Davis, president,The Commonwealth Fund; developed President Carter's 1977 nationalhealth reform proposal) "Thoughtful and informed reflections on the lessons learned byNMES. Provides sound guidance and procedures required to addressthe Anduring policy questions of Who's covered? Who pays?, and Howmuch? in the emerging U.S. health care environment of the future."(Lu Ann Aday, professor of behavioral sciences and management andpolicy sciences, the University of Texas School of Public Health;and author, Designing and Conducting Health Surveys, FourthEdition)Table of ContentsForeword. Preface and Acknowledgments. The Editors. The Contributors. Introduction (A. Monheit & R. Wilson). PAST CHALLLENGES AND CURRENT ISSUES. National Medical ExpAnditure Surveys: Genesis and Rationale (R.Andersen & O. Anderson). Modeling Consumer and Provider Behavior: The First NationalExpenditure Study (G. Wilensky). The Provider System and the Changing Locus of Expenditure Data:Survey Strategies from Fee-for-Service to Managed Care (J. Cohen& A. Taylor). SOURCES OF PAYMENT AND THE STRUCTURE OF HEALTH INSURANCE. Examining Health Insurance Differences: Issues of Public Equity andCost Efficiency (P. Short). Health Insurance, Employment, and the Labor Market (A.Monheit). VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: HEALTH CARE AND MEASURES OF ACCESS. The National ExpAnditure Surveys and Studies of Access to Care byVulnerable Populations (M. Berk). Evaluating Medicare and Medicaid: The Yield in Information from theNational Medical Expenditure Surveys (J. Kasper). SURVEY METHODS, BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES. Better Estimates of Populations at Risk and More EfficientSampling: Changing Survey Design Strategies over Time (S.Cohen). Continuity Versus Change: Challenges in Designing a SuccessorSurvey (D. Walden). Survey Integration and End-of-Century Constraints (R.Arnett). THE ROLE OF NATIONAL DATA IN POLICY FORMULATION. Health System Reform Debates and Medical Expenditure Surveys (L.Nichols). Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisTo thrive in the highly competitive health care marketplace,organizations must consistently demonstrate their ability tocontain costs, improve quality, and increase customer satisfaction.In Raising Standards in American Health Care, nationally acclaimedhealth care management expert V. Clay Sherman shows managers andexecutives how to utilize the powerful management force ofstrategic standardization to overcome the most common barriers tothese challenges-and increase competitive advantage. Sherman gives us many embraceable ideas to work with, and hismessage remains solid: our health care organizations must betransformed by standardizing best practices. This is a refreshing,even exciting approach to the very foundation of setting newstandards for health care excellence.--William G. Gonzalez, chiefhealth system officer, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI; Top 100Hospitals Winner 1994, 1995, 1998; America''s Top 100 IntegratedHealth Care Systems Winner 1998Trade Review"Sherman gives us many embraceable ideas to work with, and hismessage remains solid: our health care organizations must betransformed by standardizing best practices. This is a refreshing,even exciting approach to the very foundation of setting newstandards for health care excellence." (William G. Gonzalez, chiefhealth system officer, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI; Top 100Hospitals Winner 1994, 1995, 1998; America's Top 100 IntegratedHealth Care Systems Winner 1998) "Sherman has once again brought his unique insight and vision toimproving hospital and health care system management in meetingtoday's challenges of delivering quality health care to betterserve patients." (Terry TownsAnd, president and CEO, TheAssociation of Texas Hospitals and Health Care Organizations) "Sherman is sending America's health care leadership a toughmessage, and it's on target. As an industry we need to do a betterjob for our patients, our physicians, and our associates, andClay's book tells us how. A must read for tomorrow's leader."(Richard R. Risk, president and CEO, Advocate Health Care System,Chicago, IL) "This book challenged me as it will the entire health careindustry. I found myself applauding Dr. Sherman's insightfulanalyses and practical how-to solutions. Employer coalitions . . .are in a position to . . . raise the standards of management andultimately the care that patients receive." (Gregg O. Lehman,president and CEO, National Business Coalition on Health) "Raising Standards in American Health Care ranks among the mostchallenging, practical business management books I've ever read.Great ideas are only the start . . . the real benefit comes fromgetting the book off the shelf and using it as a step-by-step guidefor hospital success." (Mark C. Clement, president and CEO, HolyCross Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1998 Global Best Practices Award forCustomer Satisfaction) "Exciting, visionary, and indisputable." (Audie G. Lewis, author,The Year 2000 Health Care Survival Guide)

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Book SynopsisManaged Care in the Inner City presents a well-documented and candid look at how the managed care revolution has affected low-income and other vulnerable populations who live in inner cities. This groundbreaking book offers a thorough review of the drastic changes to the way health care is delivered in America''s cities and presents sensible recommAndations for creating programs that will satisfy public health agAndas and also succeed from a policy and health care management perspective.Trade Review"Managed care is a two-edged sword for vulnerable residents of theinner city and the providers that serve them. Managed Care in theInner City provides a balanced and scholarly analysis of thepotential of managed care concepts for Medicaid patients and theuninsured. This book should be read by policymakers at the local,state, and national levels and by providers in public hospitals andcommunity health centers." (Ron J. Anderson, president and CEO,Parkland Health & Hospital System) "If we think of managed care as representing a kind of globalwarming for indigent-care eco-systems, then our urban healthsystems are indeed among the most Andangered. This timely bookprovides us with valuable information and insight with which tounderstand the nature and extent of jeopardy urban health careproviders are facing. In addition to providing a candid andthoughtful diagnosis, the authors go much further by identifyingsome of the concrete strategies and tactics being employed forsurvival in this environment and posing some critical policyquestions that simply cannot be avoided." (Robert Hurley, associateprofessor, Medical College of Virginia) "In this book Dennis Andrulis and Betsy Carrier examine the claimsmade on behalf of managed care and pose unsettling questions as towhether this new cure will really work or only make matters worsefor inner-city residents. The authors, who come from thepublic-hospital sector, are measured and fair in the treatment oftheir subject." (Health Affairs)Table of ContentsTables and Figures. Preface. Acknowledgments. The Authors. Chapter 1: Managed Care and the Ecology of the Inner City. The Inner City Environment. Access to the Health System. Chapter 2: Managed Care, the Safety Net, and Inner CityResidents. Managed Care Organizations: Benefits and Concerns for the InnerCity. Managed Care Respond to Inner City Populations and Their HealthCare Needs. Safety Net Providers, Managed Care and VulnerablePopulations. Chapter 3: Implementing Managed Care in the Inner City. Community Health and Public Health Issues. Physicians and Allied Health Professionals. The Traditional Providers of Care in the Inner City and TheirIntegration with Managed Care. Chapter 4: Integrating Urban Teaching Hospitals into ManagedCare. Old Questions, New Issues for Urban Teaching Hospitals and TheirMedical Schools. Urban Teaching Hospitals and Managed Care: Results from a NationalSurvey. Chapter 5: Financing Managed Care for Urban Populations. Capitation Rates, Risk Adjustment, and Adverse Selection. The Challenges of Attaining Stability in Enrollment. The Special Circumstances of the Uninsured. The Threat and the Opportunity for Inner City Safety Net Hospitals.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the author's experience in health care communications and backed up by research, this book presents techniques and strategies physicians and other clinicians can put into action. The activity presented in this book has been reviewed, and is acceptable for up to 6 prescribed credit hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians.Table of ContentsForeword: Bruce Dan, M.D. Preface. Acknowledgments. Ten Reasons You Need To Read This Book. Tips To Keep New Patients and Build Your Practice. Patient Personalities and How They Affect Your Practice. Louder Than Words: What Your Body Language Says To Patients. Listening Techniques For Faster, More Accurate Diagnoses. Giving Clearer Explanations Generally. Communicating About Medications. Effectively Interacting With the Patient's Family. Communicating Across Borders and Language Barriers. Shining Up Your Professional Image. CME Information and Tests. Bibliography and References. Recommended Readings. Index.

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Book SynopsisLatinos represent the fastest growing (and soon to be largest) ethnic group in the US. This book is a comprehensive resource in the public health literature that describes and analyzes the health status of Latinos in the US.Trade Review"Latinos are the fastest growing group in America. Though they share many health issues with all Americans, they also possess distinct cultural characteristics, expectations, and illness profiles. It will be a rare clinician who will not encounter Latino patients in daily practice. Thus, Health Issues in the Latino Community should be essential reading for all 21st century practitioners" (Steven A. Schroeder, M.D., president and CEO, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation) "This important book, by a cadre of leading Latino researchers, policy leaders, and practitioners, could not be more timely. It fills a crucial gap in our understanding of the health and well-being of Latinos, the fastest growing, and soon to be the largest, ethnic/racial group in the United States. This comprehensive analysis of the demographic and health status of Latino populations in the United States is a groundbreaking piece of work. It will make an invaluable contribution to informing the nation's Latino health agenda." (Allan Rosenfield, M.D., DeLamar Professor and dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University) "Health Issues in the Latino Community attempts to address the key and crucial health issues that affect Latino's health. As we enter the 21st century, Latinos are becoming the largest ethnic/racial group in the United States. Anyone desiring insight on Latino health issues will find this book to be a comprehensive reference." (Nathan Stinson, Jr., M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretay for Mental Health) "The Contributors are outstanding and well-known professionals, researchers, and policymakers, many holding both clinical and academic degrees." (Divine Inc (formerly Doody Publishing), 4/13/02)Table of ContentsLATINO POPULATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. Latino Health Policy: Beyond Demographic Determinism (A. Falcon, et al.). Latino Health Status: Framework for Knowledge Building (O. Carter-Pokras & R. Zambrana). Latino Access to Health Care: The Role of Insurance, Managed Care and Institutional Barriers (J. Carrillo, et al.) LATINO LIFE STAGES AND HEALTH. The Early Years: The Health of Children and Youth (G. Flores & R. Zambrana). The Reproductive Years: The Health of Latinas (A. Giachello). The Later Years: The Health of Elderly Latinos (V. Villa & F. Torres-Gil). Latino Mental Health and Treatment in the United States (W. Vega & M. Alegria). PATTERNS OF CHRONIC DISEASES AMONG LATINOS. The Impact of Cancer on Latino Populations (A. Ramirez & L. Suarez). Cardiovascular Disease (E. Perez-Stable, et al.). Diabetes (J. Luchsinger). Gender, Context, and HIV Prevention among Latinos (H. Amaro, et al.). OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND THE LATINO WORKFORCE. Occupational Health among Latino Workers in the Urban Setting (R. Moure-Eraso & G. Friedman-Jimenez). Health and Occupational Risks of Latinos Living in Rural America (K. Azevedo & H. Bogue). ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUG USE AMONG LATINOS. Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems among Latinos in the United States (R. Caetano & F. Galvan). Tobacco Use among Latinos (G. Marin). Latino Drug Use: Scope, Risk Factors, and Reduction Strategies (A. Gil & W. Vega). Latino Health Policy: A Look to the Future.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Picks up where Paul Starr's Social Transformation of AmericanMedicine left off, and will soon become a classic of equalstature." --nne Ladd, product manager, Physician Market,Micromedex, Englewood, Colorado "The authors will enlighten and entertain you--and challenge yourcurrent mental model of health care. Their discussion of theInternet and clinical information technology is worth the price ofthe book." --Leland R. Kaiser, president, Kaiser Consulting,Brighton, Colorado "A thorough review of a complex subject, and done in a way that iseasily accessible. The scenarios represent a valuable startingpoint for health care leaders to begin to dialogue and learn aboutwhere health care may be headed." --John Koster, M.D., senior vicepresident/chief medical officer, Sisters of Providence HealthSystem, Seattle, Washington "Provides great historical perspective on the changes that healthcare has experienced, but more important, it sets the stage for thefuture. It puts together a compelling case and several excitingscenarios to move us to a new reality." --Kathryn E. Johnson, CEO,The Health Forum, San Francisco, California "Offers valuable insights about where healthcare is headed. Thefour scenarios offer food for thought and represent a valuableplanning tool for medical groups and others in healthcare."--Patrick A. Hinton, executive director, Jacksonville OrthopaedicInstitute, Jacksonville, Florida "This easy-to-read book will appeal to physicians and otherinterested in becoming more knowledgeable about the social,political, and economic problems facing medical practice Especiallyuseful are the book's discussions of various actual and proposedpayment plans...worth a quick read." (The Permenente Journal,Winter/01)Table of ContentsForeword by Leland Kaiser. Acknowledgements. Preface. The Authors. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PAST TWO DECADES. Twenty Years of Health Care Revolution: A Look Back. The Maturing of Managed Care. FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO FUND HEALTH CARE. The Dynamics of the Health Care Marketplace. How Health Care SpAnding Will Develop: TrAnds from 2000 to2005. Who Pays for Benefits and Who Receives Them. EXTERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE HEALTH CARE MARKETPLACE OF THEFUTURE. The Growing Role of Consumers. The Changing Face of America. The Meaning of the Internet and Information Technology. The Impact of Genetic Research, New Drugs, and Advances in MedicalTechnology. TrAnds in Consolidation, Ownership, and Capacity. The Effect of Changes in Public Policy. The Potential of Different Payment System Models. BEYOND MANAGED CARE: SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURE. Four Health Care Scenarios. Learning from Analysis of the Four Scenarios. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisUsing the success of other industries as a model, this book promotes methodologies, indicators, and ideas that health care organizations can use to streamline their practices and maintain strong profit margins. Based on the core principles embodied in lean logistics-the systematic process of removing waste and inefficiency throughout the purchasing, supply, distribution, and business operations chain-Streamlining Health Care Operations shows health care leaders how to fundamentally restructure their organizations and effectively balance costs, quality, and patient access to excellent care.Trade Review"New times demand new thinking, not cosmetic Band-Aids. Audie Lewis clearly has his finger on the pulse of the new economy and of today's health care industry. He is a true pioneer in his field and his ideas are innovative, principled and soundly pragmatic: they work." --Dr. Stephen R. Covey, best-selling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and chairman, Covey Leadership Center "I recommend this thoughtful and innovative book to those who care about the American health care system-both in Washington, D.C. and around the country. As we continue to seek ways to improve the efficiency and quality of health care delivery in America, sometimes we look past the kinds of innovative approaches examined in Streamlining Health Care Operations. Audie Lewis's book is an important contribution to this debate." --The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, United States of America "Audie Lewis's examples from health care and other industries and his thought-provoking questions will assist senior executives as they consider how to increase operational efficiencies and improve the care they deliver." --Glenn Pearson, executive vice president, GHA: An Association of Hospital and Health Systems "A guide for the health care executive needing to provide quality care with resources stretched to the limit." --Joe W. Smith, chief executive officer, National Healthcare Logistics "After reading this book, health care executives and managers have no excuse for not launching massive efforts aimed at organizational streamlining." --Dean C. Coddington, senior consultant, McManis Consulting, Denver, ColoradoTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments About the Author 1 Introduction 1 2 The Value of the Employee 9 3 Access: An Elusive Paradox 23 4 Quality: A Systematic Approach 37 5 Creativity: An Environment for Exponential Growth 53 6 Human Resources: The Critical Component 67 7 Purchasing: A Dynamic Model 83 8 Strategic Technology Assessment: Not Just an Acquisition 111 9 Utilization Management Within Technology Assessment 127 10 Equipment Service: Balancing Quality and Control 143 11 Major Projects: Cost-Effective Expansion and Growth 167 12 Reimbursement and the Business Office: Functions for Success 187 13 Consultants: Less Is More 203 14 Special Concerns: Drive Out Waste 215 Recommended Readings 237 Index 239

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Book SynopsisThis reference provides expanded citations in vital areas such as institutional liability, genetics, managed care, integrated delivery systems, professional regulation, and antitrust law. It is endorsed by the American Health Lawyers Association and the American Hospital Association.Trade Review"I couldn't find another book that compares in any way to this one." (Doody's Publishing, 6/22/02)Table of ContentsThe Author. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. PART ONE: MEDICAL FACILITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. Chapter 1 An Overview of Health Law. Chapter 2 Health Care Facilities and Settings. Chapter 3 Managed Care Organizations. Chapter 4 Integrated Delivery Systems. Chapter 5 Utilization Review. PART TWO: REGULATORY MATTERS. Chapter 6 Tax Issues. Chapter 7 Antitrust Issues. Chapter 8 Provider Reimbursement Issues. Chapter 9 Bankruptcy and Insolvency. Chapter 10 Health Care Planning. Chapter 11 Regulation of private Health Care Financing. PART THREE: LICENSURE, LIABILITY, AND LABOR ISSUES. Chapter 12 Licensure of Health Care Professionals. Chapter 13 Professional Relationships in the Health CareEnterprise. Chapter 14 Labor Issues. Chapter 15 Liability of Health Care Professionals. Chapter 16 Liability of Health Care Institutions. Chapter 17 Liability of Managed Care Organizations. Chapter 18 Obligations to Provide Medical Care and Access. Chapter 19 AIDS Issues. Chapter 20 Environmental Concerns Affecting Health CareFacilities. Chapter 21 Medical Records and Privacy Issues. PART FOUR: SELECTED HEALTH CARE POLICY TOPICS. Chapter 22 Health Care Reform. Appendix A Health Law Periodicals, Digests, and Newsletters. Appendix B Reference Sources and Government Serials. Appendix C Computer Databases and Internet Sites. Appendix D State-by -State Synopsis of Selected Statutes ofLimitation Laws. Appendix E Table of Acronyms and Abbreviations. Appendix F Glossary. Appendix G Relevant Federal Agencies. Appendix H Selected Nongovernmental Agencies. Appendix I State Laws Governing Medical Records. Appendix J Health Care Financing Administration RegionalOffices. Subkect Index. Name Index. Title Index.

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Book SynopsisAn AHA Press/Jossey--Bass Publication Learn to reconceptualize strategy development in today's uncertain environment. This book introduces three specific techniques----scenario planning, decision analysis, and game theory---- that have been developed in the corporate world and tailored to the unique needs of the health care industry.Trade Review"The authors are real experts in planning, and it shows. They havecombined four powerful ingredients-decades of experience, awillingness to challenge conventional thinking, an approach that issimultaneously analytical and intuitive, and great clarity ofexpression-into a book that will reinvigorate planning in healthcare." (Lawrence D. Prybil, assistant dean and professor, Collegeof Public Health, University of Iowa) "Strategic planning is never easy, especially in chaotic times,With this book in hand, health care leaders--boards of trustees inparticular--will be much better equipped to fulfill their criticalresponsibility of setting sound strategic direction." (Rev. MichaelD. Place, president/CEO, Catholic Health Association, St. Louis,Missouri) "This insightful book provides original and practical direction tohealth care executives to develop meaningful strategy in a time ofuncertainty. Read it before you initiate your next planningproject." (Paul Maddrell, senior vice president, corporatestrategy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois) "Health Care Strategy for Uncertain Times is state of the art, tothe point, and will be useful not only for beginners who arelooking for assistance, but also for those who are experienced inhealth care strategic planning." (Jeffrey A. Rivest, executive vicepresident and COO, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)Table of ContentsIntroduction. Understanding Risk and Uncertainty. Strategy Formulation in Health Care. Reducing Planning Risks through an Environmental Assessment. Envisioning the Future through Planning Assumptions. Tools to Address Uncertainty. Defining Strategic Intent. Developing Strategies and Measures of Success. Financial Planning in an Era of Uncertainty. Ensuring Success in Implementation. Summary and Conclusions. Glossary of Terms. References. Suggested Reading.

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Book SynopsisAn AHA Press/Jossey-Bass Resource Untapped Options is an invaluable resource for health care leaderswho want to help their organizations succeed. Bea Northcott andJanette Helm, experts in the field of health care management, havecreated a practical approach that explores how human resources andmarketing managers can combine forces and work together to createmission, vision, and values statements that will drive a commonstrategy to organizational excellence. Step-by-step, Northcott andHelm show how to implement this innovative approach that, once inplace, will contain costs, bolster employee satisfaction andproductivity, and increase customer satisfaction.

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Book SynopsisOffers professional and executive-level insight into trends and potential technological advances in the field of medicine. This book covers topics ranging from: fundamental advances in computing and administration, research, nursing, and patient care delivery to non-invasive surgery, bio-molecular therapies, bionics, and more.Table of ContentsAbout the Authors v About the References and Notes ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part 1 Trends in Technology Chapter 1 The Rate of Change 3 Chapter 2 Fundamental Trends in Technology 17 Chapter 3 Trends in Administration and Control 43 Chapter 4 Advances in Research Methods 69 Chapter 5 Emerging Products and Services 97 Chapter 6 Androids and Cyborgs 121 Chapter 7 Preparing for the Future 139 Part 2 Professional Perspectives Chapter 8 The Process of the Health Care Encounter 155 Chapter 9 Impact of Technology on Nursing Care 181 Chapter 10 Hospitals and the Forces of Change 193 Chapter 11 A Payer's Perspective on the Future 209 Chapter 12 Leadership, Followship, and Science 231 Chapter 13 Epilogue: A Postscript on Progress 251 Index 255

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Book SynopsisActing as a guide for health care executives, this book shows how to establish educational and training priorities. It offers a model for integrating the facets of staff education and performance evaluation. It also presents adult learning strategies and provides strategies for measuring the value of training.Table of ContentsTables, Figures, and Exhibits. Foreword: James B. Conway. Preface. The Editor. The Contributors. Part One: The Learning Imperative. 1. Building the Context for Learning: An Executive Priority (Anthony J. DiBella). 2. An Organizational Model for Continuous Learning (Kathleen J. Heery). 3. The Learning Transformation Process ina Health Care System (Diane Boynton, Donald C. Sibery). Part Two: Training Issues. 4. Training Challenges in Health Care Organizations(Connie E. Kuykendall, Sally Zuel). 5. Selecting Appropriate Training Methods (Brenda I. Mygrant, Mary Carole McMann). 6. Training the Adult Learner in Health CareOrganizations (Donna J. Slovensky, Pamela E. Paustian). 7. Measuring the Organizational Impact ofTraining Programs (Richard J. Wagner, Robert Weigand). 8. Making the Most of Your Training Dollar (Patrice L. Spath). Part Three: Training Solutions: Case Studies. 9. Nurse Scrub Training Program DecreasesSurgery Costs (Christina Dempsey). 10. Web-Based Training Expands Coding Educationin a Large Health Care System (Gloryanne Bryant, Claire R. Dixon-Lee). 11. On-Target Education Program Meets TrainingNeeds of Surgical Services (Alice T. Speers, Karen L. Zaglaniczny, Christine S. Zambricki). 12. Education Collaborative Augments Staff Trainingin Northern California Hospitals (Rebecca Petersen). Glossary: The Language of Learning. Index.

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