Whenever friends and family hear or see a loved one being abused in a relationship, their first question always seems to be, "Why doesn't she just leave?" This book uses real victims' stories, supported by the latest research on domestic violence, to explain the economic, social and legal reasons that often prevent women from leaving an abuser. Written for friends, family and coworkers, this book helps readers recognize the social structures that enable abuse, and how society fosters it. One researcher from the University of Washington's Men's Domestic Abuse Checkup Project calls the book, "A vivid and powerful first-hand account of women's survival, strength and resilience. A must read for everyone..." Includes resources as well as eight simple things anyone can do to end domestic abuse.

Why Doesn't She Just Leave? A New Perspective on Domestic Violence

Heather Stark

Emilee Watturs

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Midpacifik Publishing

Boost profitability without cutting costs or increasing revenues Medical practices face serious financial challenges. &gt;Staff and costs are already cut to the bone. Payers fight physicians for every penny of reimbursement. Revenues aren t likely to soar anytime soon. So what can be done to increase profitability? This perfectly-timed book provides good answers and ready-to-use tools by Six Sigma Black Belt Frank Cohen and Practice Management expert Owen Dahl in Mastering Lean Six Sigma for the Medical Practice: Improving Profitability by Improving Processes. 
Step by step, this book explains how to use Lean Six Sigma decision-making processes, team-building principles and efficiency-boosting tools to do more without increasing costs. That means more of the revenue that comes in goes right to the bottom line. Plus, you ll learn the secrets of using data analysis to hold payers feet to the fire to optimize revenue. Six Sigma practices have revolutionized other businesses. Now, by being ahead of your field in applying them to the medical business, you ll put your practice way ahead. In fact, don t be surprised if you find yourself at an upcoming conference presenting a case study about your own thriving practice. NOTEWORTHY FEATURES: Real skill-building for making decisions and using process-improvement teams even if you re in a solo practice Lean Six Sigma exclusively for medical practices you can apply improvement strategies directly to everything from managing litigation and payer behavior to gaining more control over office operations and clinical efficiency. A sharp focus on the business model giving practice profitability the level of attention that s previously been focused solely on quality of care. 
Table of Contents Chapter 1: What s In It For Me? Lean Six Sigma benefits for healthcare providers, administrators, frontline staff, attorneys, consultants and payers. Chapter 2: Process Improvement How to map processes to the revenue cycle to drive efficiency and profitability. Chapter 3: Team Building How process improvement (PI) teams differ from other teams and how to create and use them. Chapter 4: Project Management How to streamline, eliminate bottlenecks, and use data and metrics for making PI decisions. Chapter 5: TPI Toolbox 24 Lean Six Sigma tools tailored specifically for medical practices. Chapter 6: Deployment Using Lean Six Sigma tools to cut denials due to CCI edit policy by 50%, speed patient registration, complete entire patient visits in 60 minutes, and make other profit- boosting improvements. Chapter 7: What's Next? The vital role Lean Six Sigma plays in the future of health care and practice profitability.

Lean Six Sigma for the Medical Practice

Medical Books

Frank Cohen

Owen Dahl

FACHE

CHBC

Administration & Medicine Economics

Greenbranch Publishing

If you re starting a practice or joining one, here s clear guidance for avoiding frustrations and costly mistakes. You ve spent years preparing to provide high-quality clinical care. You ve dreamed of starting your own practice. But is that the right decision? And if so, what s the right way to get it going? Invest a few hours reading The Medical Practice Start-Up Guide to find your answers. Drawing on best practices developed by the experienced medical practice management consultants and hands-on managers of the Halley Consulting Group, LLC, this invaluable guide helps you make the smartest start-up and management decisions. If you re looking to combine the freedom to deliver excellent care with solid financial and quality-of-life rewards, The Medical Practice Start-Up Guide is absolutely must reading. Even if you decide you prefer to join an existing practice, the book contains valuable information on making the most of how you practice medicine and helps you contribute to the business know-how of your more established associates. Easy To Use Features: 
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<li>Key tactics for choosing what s right for your specific dreams and needs, from type of practice and office location to technology.</li> <li>At-a-glance charts help you master overhead expense allocation, practice performance assessment, business insurance, practice management software options, patient intake processes, and more.</li> <li>Trouble-shooting checklists take the guesswork out of office space leasing, practice promotion, forms and printed materials, key practice growth indicators, human resources issues, and more. </li> <li>Time-saving Internet links speed you to forms and applications, and federal government labor, safety and billing laws and requirements.</li> <li>Glossary of terms and resource guide simplify the credentialing process</li> </ul>
 Selected Table Of Contents Chapter 1: The Practice Choice Entrepreneurship vs. employment: How to decide what s best for you Chapter 2: Planning, Financing and Protecting your Business. Set yourself up for success, get the money you need, and cover personal and business assets. Chapter 3: Facility and Site Selection. How to find space that offers optimum accessibility, productivity, profitability and quality of work life. Chapter 4: Credentialing: What Is It and Why Do It? Establishing relationships with government payers, private insurance carriers. Chapter 5: Technology Needs Analysis. How to choose systems that will enhance and not challenge your practice. Chapter 6: Staffing and Human Resources. How to use federal labor laws to make the most of your greatest asset your employees. Chapter 7: New Practice Promotion. How to fast-track a busy practice by making the best use of the most powerful marketing tools. Chapter 8: Preparing for Operations. How to optimize facilities, equipment and human resources to deliver high quality care. Chapter 9: In Business How to solve performance problems and keep your practice running smoothly and growing.

The Medical Practice Start-Up Guide

Business & Money

Marc D. Halley

MBA and Michael J. Ferry

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Guide to Counseling and Self-help helps us to develop our discipline, first with ourselves and, of course, with others. For that reason its author does not dwell on the complexity of the text; she goes on to be part of something else: the extraordinary collective development of our society.

Do You Love Yourself? Workbook - Guide to Counseling and Self-help

LCSW

Carmen Jimenez

Lightbooks Press

Do You Love Yourself? Second Edition

Mercy Flights

Biographies & Memoirs

Ballweg, Associate Professor Ruth

Historical

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

The third edition of this perennial bestseller from MGMA is filled with examples, calculations and spreadsheets, and is the single-best source for information on applying RVUs in medical practices. Relative value units (RVUs), based on Medicare s Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS), have proven to be the most popular tool for measuring key elements of medical practices fundamental activities, such as physician productivity and procedure costs. Using RVUs as a basis for measuring what your practice produces and how much it costs affords greater confidence when making decisions regarding physician compensation, new service lines, payer contract negotiation and more. What's New in the 3rd Edition Using updated models to determine physician compensation Compliance risk analysis using RBRVS RBRVS-based cost accounting from a lean perspective Advanced statistical analysis Find in-depth knowledge on RVU applications, including: Tracking physician productivity Determining practice visit trends Conducting cost analyses and allocation Developing fee schedule Negotiating managed care contracts

Rvus: Applications for Medical Practice Success

Medical Group Management Association

The word pharmacology has always sent shivers down nursing students spines. Pharmacokinetics, loop diuretics, mood stabilizing agents, and other topics leave future nurses struggling to survive the subject. Now, theres help.Stressed Out About Pharmacology delivers need-to-know information in simple and humorous language to give nurses the confidence they need to succeed in the study of how drugs interact with living things.

Stressed Out About Pharmacology

Richard Freedberg

Medicine

HCPro, Inc.

Does Your Hiring Process Pass Muster? Hiring mistakes happen. True leaders acknowledge them quickly. And then correct them. If not, a department, unit, even a company s survival can be at risk. 
Authors Olin Oedekoven, Deborah Robbins, Brenda Bishop, Mick Thomas, and Richard Mansheim reinforce an essential factor that every thriving organization embraces: who you hire will be the difference between your success and failure; the difference between profitability and loss; and the increase in productivity and company morale. HIRING delivers a practical guide for selecting the right people. It includes a collection of hiring tips and strategies gathered to cover from basic needs to the most complex requirements for today s changing workplace. Every leader needs to ask: How good is my hiring process? 
Do I invest in making employment decisions that enhance my competitive edge? 
Do I hire individuals with the right mind-set that supports my company culture and mission? 
Do I hire individuals who have the necessary skills needed for the position being considered? 
Do I hire individuals who are motivated to succeed now and in the future? 
The hiring you do today will establish the culture, service standards, and reputation you have tomorrow. It will determine your future success and that of your customers and business partners. 
HIRING is in your hands at the right time. You have a practical guide to ensure you have hire great people who will support your success.

Hiring - A Practical Guide for Selecting the RIGHT People

PHD.

Olin O. Oedekoven

Deborah K. Robbins

Mick Thomas

Brenda Bishop

Rick Mansheim

Peregrine Pathways

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