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Effective Management of Long-Term Care Facilities, Fourth Edition examines the complex operations of the long-term care facility and offers critical skills to current and future long-term care administrators for delivering quality, cost-effective services.An excellent resource for both new and seasoned long-term care managers, this logically organized text begins with an understanding of what long-term care is and why it's an integral part of the health care delivery system. It moves on to explore the legal and regulatory parameters and payment constraints within which long-term care facilities must be managed each of the main functional departments that administrators must understand and oversee and, effective governance and leadership and management of human resources, marketing and quality - much of which is unique to nursing home administration. The final section of the book offers case studies to simulate situations that the administrator is likely to encounter in practice.Key Features:- New chapter on Aging and Long-Term Care (4) that consolidates theories of aging, mental and cognitive disorders, and more.- New sections highlighting federal regulations - identified by their F-Tags - along with several exhibits that summarize key regulations have been incorporated throughout the text.- Coverage of the new Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) along with details on Medicare's value-based purchasing (VBP) program have been added to Chapter 7.- References to the COVID-19 pandemic and infection control are included throughout.- Case studies in each chapter along with additional cases in Part V of the text offer opportunities for student to apply their learning to real world scenarios.- Navigate eBook Access (included with the print text) provides online or offline access to the digital textbook.This text is part of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Board's (NAB) 2022 recommended reference list for those preparing to take the following federal licensing/certification exams:CORE: General Knowledge Examination for Long Term Care AdministratorsNHA: Nursing Home Administrators Line of Service ExamRCAL: Resident Care and Assisted Living Administrators Line of Service ExamHCBS: Home and Community-Based Service Administrators Line of Service ExamFor more information regarding the NAB exams, please visit https://www.nabweb.org/examinations

Delivering Health Care in America, Eighth Edition is the most current and comprehensive overview of the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system - from its historical origins and resources, to its individual services, cost, and quality. Using a unique "systems" approach, the text brings together an extraordinary breadth of information into a highly accessible, easy-to-read resource that clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance while presenting a solid overview of how the various components fit together.The Eighth Edition of this highly current, forward-thinking text offers:- Updated new data for tables, charts, figures, and text based on the latest published data.- New and emerging characteristics of the U.S. healthcare system such as 'accountable care,' 'integrated delivery,' and 'pay for value'.- Coverage of COVID-19 topics in chapters 2, 5, 6, and 14.- The latest on the Affordable Care Act including its effects of insurance, access, and cost.- The latest in medical technology (artificial intelligence, electronic health records, Right to Try Act of 2 8, etc.) along with integration of the digital environment throughout the text.- Current challenges and issues facing the U.S. health care system, such as care for populations with special needs and behavioral health services.- Navigate eBook access (included with each print text) provides entry to the enriched digital text, which includes chapter quizzes, interactive glossary and weblinks.

Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Sixth Edition is a clear and concise distillation of the major topics covered in the best-selling Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. Written with the undergraduate in mind, Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System is a reader-friendly, well organized resource that covers the major characteristics, foundations, and future of the U.S. health care system. The text clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance and presents a solid overview of how the various components fit together.Key Features:- Updated new data throughout. Tables, charts, figures, and text are all based on the latest data.- New sections on the prospects of healthcare reform under the Biden Administration and patient advocacy organizations.- Coverage of COVID, including the effects on U.S. hospitals, impact of vulnerable populations, implications for the future of health care delivery, etc.- Expanded coverage of nanomedicine, AI in health informatics, cybersecurity of data, and more.- Latest on ACA, including its effects on insurance, access, and cost.- New sections on payments for quality and cost savings Payment Driven Payment Model (PDPM), payments for rehabilitation therapy.- Updates on forces of future change cost, coverage and access dilemmas and expectations of health reform in the broader economic context.- Navigate eBook access (included with each print text) provides online or offline access to the digital text from a computer, tablet, or mobile device.