Here's a challenge to conventional wisdom that will change the way you think about capitation. This hands-on resource is a collection of articles detailing the most advanced methods used by leading healthcare operational experts on how to provide high-quality care at less cost; manage financial risk more efficiently; design operational, clinical and information systems to meet the needs of patients, practitioners and managed care organizations; structure financial incentives to promote successful collaborations and make the transition from fee-for-service to risk-sharing arrangements. You'll find practical examples of how to build the trust necessary to create win-win solutions to problems that arise between competing yet interdependent interests of the various stakeholders. Edited by Peter Boland, PhD, and based on a "best practices" approach, each of the articles in the book illustrate compensation methodologies that have been successfully implemented with the support of physicians and hospitals.

Millions of people are faced with the difficult task of caring for their elderly parents. This guide provides you with practical advice on how to plan for long-term care - at home or in a structured facility. It presents information on concerns of elderly people, from nutrition to physical and mental health to sexuality, to bereavement, and more.

This publication covers the most current and significant trends affecting the health care industry today. In an extraordinary format of user-friendly CD-ROM and loose-leaf binder, Ernst & Young, LLP has compiled a treasury of data and analysis that will be useful to all health professionals and policy makers. The unique design of graphics and talking points makes the information ready-to-use for presentations.