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Medicine and Business

A Practitioner's Guide

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  • Educates medical professionals in the philosophy, skills and application of business administration skills

  • Written for the physician in the “physician’s language”

  • Presents essential principles in the organizational, financial, marketing, and legal aspects of medical practice

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Healthcare and Business

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 1-8
  3. Leadership and Governance

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 9-20
  4. Revenue Cycle

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 21-33
  5. Financial Definitions and Variances

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 35-40
  6. Income Statement

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 41-48
  7. Balance Sheet

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 49-57
  8. Statement of Cash Flows

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 59-67
  9. Financial Ratios

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 69-78
  10. Budgeting and Variance Analysis

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 79-86
  11. Strategic Planning and Business Planning

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 87-102
  12. Healthcare Insurance

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 103-116
  13. Managed Care

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 117-124
  14. Payment Methods

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 125-132
  15. Corporation and Hospital Structures

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 133-147
  16. Physician Employment and Compensation

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 149-159
  17. Medical Business Law and Regulations

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 161-170
  18. New Government Initiatives

    • Ronald V. Bucci
    Pages 171-183
  19. Back Matter

    Pages 185-191

About this book

This book is designed to provide physicians with the information they need in applying business management skills to their medical practice. It covers management and leadership practices, financial planning and execution, hospital governance, managed care, marketing activities, and medical business law. Written for the physician in easily understandable language, it describes each concept, delineates its applications in various practice environments and provides insight into the future developments in each sector.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Administration, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, USA

    Ronald V. Bucci

About the author

 Ron V. Bucci, PhD, MBA, Executive Administrator, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH, USA 44308

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Medicine and Business

  • Book Subtitle: A Practitioner's Guide

  • Authors: Ronald V. Bucci

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04060-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-04059-2Published: 02 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-04060-8Published: 18 March 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 191

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Practice and Hospital Management, Medicine/Public Health, general, Internal Medicine

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eBook USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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