Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of health care management -- Leadership -- Management and motivation -- Organizational behavior and management thinking -- Strategic planning -- Health care marketing -- Quality and performance improvement basics -- Health information systems and technologies -- Financing health care and health insurance -- Managing costs and revenues -- Managing health care professionals -- Strategic management of human resources -- Teamwork -- Addressing health disparities : cultural proficiency -- Law and ethics -- Health care regulation and compliance -- Special topics and emerging issues in health care management -- Health care management case studies and guidelines.