Management in the Australian Health Care Industry

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Management in the Australian Health Care Industry 3e is a comprehensive guide to the management issues that confront the health care industry in the 21st century. The text has been completely updated with twelve new chapters and six substantially revised ones to reflect current trends in the Australian health care system. 

Key features of this edition include:
• new chapters on ‘rural health', ‘international health', and ‘managing residential aged care' to highlight the diversity of clinical settings
• thorough discussions on legal aspects of health service management, employee relations and occupational health and safety provide an understandable guide to these essential aspects of the workplace;
• a greater emphasis on understanding and utilising new technologies and health informatics for the benefit of employees, patients and resources
• the section on management processes provides a practical focus with new chapters on  planning, strategy, marketing, case mix and tendering for successful implementation of workplace leadership and reform.

This text is a superb resource for introductory courses at any level in health care administration and management. It is also invaluable for practitioners looking to upgrade their skills. Management in the Australian Health Care 3e provides the reader with an excellent grounding in the issues and challenges facing the contemporary health care system. Professor Michael Clinton is Dean (Organisational Management) Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University of Technology. He is joined by an expert team of contributors from around the country who specialise in their individual topics.