01549pamaa2200205 4500 0000053813 20160302090000.0 160302c2006 eng 9781418001896 RA393 HEA 2006 Health care management : organization design and behaviour edited by Stephen M. Shortell and Arnold D. Kaluzny. 5th ed.. Clifton Park,New York: Thompson Dealmar Learning, 2006. 567p.: ill; 24cm. This book offers a more global perspective on how the United States and other countries address issues of health and health care. Written by internationally recognized and respected experts in the field, the new edition continues to bring a systemic understanding of organizational principles, practices, and insight to the management of health services organizations. Based on state-of-the-art organizational theory and research, the text emphasizes application and challenges you to provide a solution or a philosophical position. Coverage includes topics ranging from pay for performance and information technology to ethics and medical tourism and expands upon a major theme of the fifth edition: health care leaders must effectively design and manage health care organizations while simultaneously influencing and adapting to changes in environmental context. Includes bibliographic references and index Health services administration Shortell, Stephen M. Kaluzny, Arnold D. http://www.cengage.com