Overview
- Provides a better understanding of what defines geriatric medicine and why that is critical in today’s healthcare marketplace
- Written by experts in the field
- Discusses methods that can be utilized by medical practices to be cost-effective
- Imparts knowledge of cultural and business aspects of the continuum of care
- Guides primary care physicians to achieve financial success
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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About this book
The text also features an overview of payment models, starting with traditional fee-for-service, insurance (Medicare HMO’s), and finishing with the concept of bundled payment models that have been heralded as the future of physician reimbursement. Finally, this book focuses on the practical aspects of business planning, budgeting and hiring and concludes with chapters about the key challengesfaced by a geriatric practice, focusing on provider productivity, coding and billing, and dealing with potential competition in the marketplace.
The Business of Geriatrics is the ultimate business guide for primary care physicians, geriatricians, residents, medical students, healthcare administrators, policymakers, business and medical administrative students, and practice managers.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Business of Geriatrics
Authors: Michael Wasserman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28546-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-28544-3Published: 30 March 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-28546-7Published: 16 March 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 174
Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Public Health, General Practice / Family Medicine, Primary Care Medicine