Fundamentals of Human Resources in Healthcare Second Edition

<strong>Instructor Resources: </strong> Test Bank Instructor's Manual<br>Human resources are the bedrock of healthcare organizations. Yet healthcare faces severe staffing shortages both as a result of the aging population and workforce and because of wide disparities in the geographic distribution of workers. To attract and retain this increasingly scarce resource--and to inspire the best from their employees--healthcare managers must know how to develop nurture and coach their staff for success. <p/><em>Fundamentals of Human Resources in Healthcare</em> takes a back-to-basics approach to workforce management. It sets forth fundamental concepts that will help healthcare managers succeed at the most important and challenging part of their job: managing people. Unlike books that peddle the latest oversimplified solution or quick-fix cure-all for workforce challenges this book presents proven best practices and evidence-based strategies for successfully working with employees. <p/>This new edition puts human resources in the context of today's healthcare environment with all of its rapid ongoing and unprecedented changes. Thoroughly revised and updated it includes: <p/>- A new chapter on enhancing diversity and inclusion in healthcare organizations<br>- Expanded material on physician compensation including changes in incentives; compensation practices in patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations; and challenges in measuring physician productivity<br>- Revised and updated content on the legal and regulatory environment of human resources management including sexual harassment electronic monitoring and workplace searches and termination<br>- A new chapter on human resources management practices that support quality improvement and patient safety initiatives<br>- Current developments in union organizing and union membership in healthcare organizations <p/>Written for current and aspiring managers throughout a healthcare organization--not just those employed in the human resources department--this book establishes a vision in which everyone is a human resources manager.