00890nam a2200121Ia 4500080001800000100002400018245005300042250001100095260004800106300001600154520057900170583001900749  a02.05.02 l852  aLongest, Beaufort B  aManagement practices for the health professional  a3. Ed.  bReston Publishing CompanyaVirginiaUSc1984  axii, 228 p.  aFocuses on application of management principles to situations unique to hospitals, clinics, laboratories and other health-care organizations.  Vignettes precede each chapter illustrating the nature of the management problems toward which the information in each chapter is directed.  Topics discussed include dynamics of the health care system; organizations in health care system; impact of successful planning; decision-making tools; organization theory; keys to successful directing; motivation and leadership; controlling costs; and bringing about organizational change.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR