Hospitals: What They Are and How They Work. |
Contents
Chapter 2Todays Hospital | 9 |
Chapter 3Organization | 17 |
Chapter 4The Governing Body | 25 |
Chapter 5The Chief Executive Officer | 33 |
Chapter 7The Emergency Department | 47 |
Chapter 8The Admitting Department | 57 |
Chapter 9The Medical Staff | 65 |
Chapter 10Nursing Services | 75 |
Chapter 17Hospital Budgeting | 161 |
Chapter 19Medical Records | 175 |
Chapter 20Quality Assurance | 183 |
Chapter 21Risk Management and Malpractice | 189 |
Chapter 22Accreditation and Licensing | 193 |
Chapter 23Hospital Marketing | 201 |
Appendix AGlossary | 231 |
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accounting Accreditation activities admission agencies ambulatory American Hospital Association ancillary beds board of trustees budget bylaws centers cians committee community hospitals component costs develop diagnostic drugs electrocardiogram emergency department employees equipment evaluate facilities federal functions funds hospital administrator hospital medical hospital's individual inpatient institution involved JCAHO joint commission Key Terms licensed linen maintenance malpractice marketing Medicaid medical audit medical records medical records administrator medical records department medical staff Medicare medicine ment monitoring needs nurse anesthetists nursing service nursing unit onym operating organization outpatient patient personnel pharmacy physical physicians pital planning practice procedures professional programs public relations purchasing quality assurance radiology registered nurse reimbursement reports responsible revenue Risk Management scheduling service department social specialty specific staffed standards surgery surgical Synonym therapy third-party payers tion treatment usually utilization review x-ray