Home health care administration / Susan Craig Schulmerich, Timothy J. Riordan, Jr. & Stephanie Taylor Davis.

Contents;

Part one: General management
Chapter 1: Historical overview of community health in the United States
Chapter 2: General information
Chapter 3: Administrative operational requirements
Chapter 4: Administrative structure
Chapter 5: Total quality management and its relationship to marketing
Chapter 6: Selected legal issues in home health care
Chapter 7: Empowering employees for excellence, energy, and enthusiasm
Chapter 8: A comprehensive computer system for the home health agency

Part two: Financial management
Chapter 9: Financial requirements of a home health agency
Chapter 10: financial statements and definitions
Chapter 11: Medicare reimbursement principles
Chapter 12: Medicare cost reporting
Chapter 13: Medicare payment for provider services
Chapter 14: Other Medicare issues
Chapter 15: The budget process
Chapter 16: Current and future financial issues

Part three: Delivery of patient services
Chapter 17: Recruitment
Chapter 18: Productivity expectations for clinical staff
Chapter 19: Retention
Chapter 20: Employment process
Chapter 21: Clinical department organization
Chapter 22: Patient admission, discharge, transfer, and nonacceptance
Chapter 23: Staff safety concerns

Part four: Future trends
Chapter 24: Future trends

Includes bibliographical references and index.