Rev. ed. of: The medical staff services handbook / [edited by] Cindy A. Gassiot, Vicki L. Searcy, Christina W. Giles. c2007.

The Top 45 Medical Staff Policies and Procedures, Fifth Edition Todd Sagin, MD, JD The Top 45 Medical Staff Policies and Procedures, Fifth Edition, is a user-friendly guide that will help you develop medical staff policies and procedures that comply with CMS and Joint Commission requirements and promote current industry best practices. Updated by industry expert Todd Sagin, MD, JD, these sample forms cover the most complex policies and procedures, saving you the time it takes to create these documents from scratch. All 45 forms are downloadable and customizable to suit your organization's needs. This update includes policies that cover emerging issues such as clinical consultations, orders for outpatient tests by non-medical staff practitioners, and collegial intervention. This book will help MSPs and physician leaders: Quickly develop various department policies and procedures unique to the medical staff Update existing policies with new, compliant language Replace time-consuming, arduous searches for information with a simple download of the forms they need Sharpen their focus on both the legal issues of the organization and the needs of the medical staff

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Guide to U.S. Health and Health Care Policy provides the analytical connections showing students how issues and actions are translated into public policies and institutions for resolving or managing health care issues and crises, such as the recent attempt to reform the national health care system. The Guide highlights the decision-making cycle that requires the cooperation of government, business, and an informed citizenry in order to achieve a comprehensive approach to advancing the nation’s health care policies. Through 30 topical, operational, and relational essays, the book addresses the development of the U.S. health care system and policies, the federal agencies and public and private organizations that frame and administer those policies, and the challenges of balancing the nation’s health care needs with the rising costs of medical research, cost-effective treatment, and adequate health insurance. Key Features: The 30 topical essays investigate the fundamental political, social, economic, and procedural initiatives that drive health and health care policy decisions affecting Americans at the local, regional, and national levels Essential themes traced throughout the chapters include providing access to health care, national and international intervention, nutrition and health, human and financial resource allocation, freedom of religion versus public policy, discrimination and health care policy, universal health care coverage, private health care versus publicly funded health care, and the immediate and long-term costs associated with disease prevention, treatment, and health maintenance A Glossary of Key Health Care Policy Terms and Events, a selected Master Bibliography, and a thorough Index are included. This must-have reference for political science and public policy students who seek to understand the issues affecting health care policy in the U.S. is suitable for academic, public, high school, government, and professional libraries.