Business Concepts for Healthcare Providers

Employing non-physician providers as the primary providers of healthcare is innovative but disruptive to the traditional healthcare delivery system. Slager (director, Nurse-Midwifery, Bronson Women's Service) offers a guide for these "disruptive innovators" who wish to gain a basic understanding of some of the most common concepts of the business of being a healthcare provider in the managed care environment. Coverage encompasses billing, coding, benchmarking practice, and contract negotiation. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).