Hospitals: What They Are and How They Work, Fourth Edition, guides healthcare students through the inner workings of one of today’s most complex organizations: the modern acute-care hospital.\\ \\From a history of hospitals and health care; to an explanation of the roles of management, physicians, nurses, and staff; to administrative and financial services, this essential text walks readers through every facet of the hospital organization.\\ \\Today’s hospital is an exercise in integrative care, interweaving multiple disciplines to deliver superior patient care. Hospitals: What They Are and How They Work, Fourth Edition, explores the vital collaboration between healthcare providers and diverse practices including clinical laboratory science, pharmacy, physical therapy, and social services, while evaluating the relationship of quality, efficiency, and cost.\\ \\In this revised edition, new contributing experts augment each chapter with new material on subjects including hospital finance, medical records, nursing, and more.\\ \\Hospitals: What They Are and How They Work, Fourth Edition, provides:\\ \\• A macro view of the modern hospital organization\\• A resource for healthcare students of all types, including those studying medicine, nursing, administration, or management\\• An examination of every hospital department and how they all collaborate\\• A consistent, seamless chapter framework for easy instruction\\Features & Benefits\Provides a comprehensive look at the inner-workings of a modern acute care hospital.\Features new contributing authors for each chapter—experts on issues such as hospital finance, medical records, laboratory science, nursing, and more.\Using a consistent framework, the chapters are woven together to provide seamless instruction for your students.\Begins with a history of hospitals, hospital leadership and the board, then spans to the hands-on care-givers such as the medical staff, nurses, lab, imaging, pharmacy and various therapists, then covers ancillary and support services and the all too important finance division.\Designed for healthcare students of all types, whether clinical such as medical students, nursing, respiratory, or laboratory, or non-clinical students such as healthcare administration, health information management, or healthcare financeàanyone seeking a macro view of today’s hospital delivery system.

Rev. ed. of: Hospitals / I. Donald Snook, Jr. 2nd ed. 1992.

Part 1 An Overview of Hospitals -- Chapter 1 History of Hospitals and Healthcare -- Chapter 2 Hospitals and Important Hospital Trends -- Part 2 Leadership -- Chapter 3 Organizational Structure, the Governing Body, and the CEO -- Part 3 Accessing the Hospital -- Chapter 4 Doorways into the Hospital -- Part 4 The Hospital Team -- Chapter 5 The Medical Staff -- Chapter 6 Physician Extenders -- Chapter 7 Nursing Services -- Chapter 8 Older Patients in the Hospital -- Part 5 Key Ancillary Services -- Chapter 9 Clinical Laboratory and the Pathologist -- Chapter 10 Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Radiology Departments -- Chapter 11 Physical Therapy -- Chapter 12 Respiratory Therapy -- Chapter 13 Communication Disorders -- Chapter 14 Pharmacy -- Part 6 Patient Support Services -- Chapter 15 Hospital Essentials -- Chapter 16 Social Services -- Chapter 17 Health Information Management -- Part 7 Facilities Support and Security -- Chapter 18 Supporting the Medical Center -- Chapter 19 Safeguarding the Hospital -- Part 8 Administrative Services and Issues -- Chapter 20 Human Resources, Risk Management, Legal Services, and Corporate Compliance -- Chapter 21 The Importance of Diversity in a Health Care Organization -- Chapter 22 Hospital Accreditation and Liscensing -- Chapter 23 Hospital Marketing -- Chapter 24 Strategic Planning -- Part 9 Hospital Financial Issues -- Chapter 25 Finance -- Chapter 26 Generating Revenue - 3rd Party Payers by Types and Percentages -- Part 10 Evaluating and Insuring the Quality of Care -- Chapter 27 Performance Improvement -- Chapter 28 The Importance of Bioethics -- Appendix A Case Studies -- Appendix B Glossary -- Appendix C Hospital URLs.