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Fundamentals of Human Resources in Healthcare
Bruce J. Fried, PhD
Myron D. Fottler, PhD
ISBN 13: 978-1-56793-363-5
Softbound, 365 pp, 2011
Imprint: Gateway to Healthcare Management
Order code: 2165
Price: $108.00
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The healthcare workforce is diverse. The different scopes of practice, levels of education, and practice settings contribute to the complexity of managing this workforce. Successful healthcare managers understand the unique factors that influence the performance of their employees.
This new text presents the managerial activities related to developing and maintaining the healthcare workforce. Each chapter opens with a short vignette that introduces the student to the chapter topic. On-the-page definitions of terminology and informational sidebars clarify concepts. Chapters end with discussion questions and case studies that provide practice for applying new information. The book also features a glossary of key terms.
Topics covered include:
Understanding the healthcare labor force
The legal environment
Job analysis and design
Recruitment, selection, and retention
Training and development
Performance appraisal
Compensation
Employee rights and discipline
Unions and labor relations
Workplace safety
Instructor Resources: PowerPoint slides, end-of-chapter questions and answers, solutions to exercises, and a test bank. To see a sample, click the link in the right-hand navigation bar.
Bruce J. Fried, PhD, is associate professor and director of the residential master’s degree program in the Department of Health Policy and Administration in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He teaches in the areas of human resources management, international and comparative health systems, and globalization and health. Dr. Fried is also coeditor of and contributor to World Health Systems: Challenges and Perspectives. |
Myron D. Fottler, PhD, is professor and executive director of the Health Services Administration Programs at the University of Central Florida, where he teaches courses in healthcare human resources management, service management and marketing, and dissertation research. He has written and published 18 books and more than 100 journal articles. |
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