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Author Thomas, Richard K., 1944- author.

Title Health services planning / Richard K. Thomas
Edition Third edition
Published New York : Springer, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 464 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Introduction to health services planning -- An overview of health planning -- The social and health systems context for health services planning -- The changing environment for health planning -- Health services demand and utilization -- The planning process -- The new community assessment process -- The planning audit -- Strategic planning -- Marketing planning -- Business planning -- Research methods for health services planning -- Information sources and data management -- The future of health services planning
Summary The third edition of Health Services Planning represents a necessary revision of the second edition (2003) and reflects the significant changes that have occurred in the social and health environments, the healthcare field, and the planning endeavor itself. The book reviews the history of health planning (with reference to activities in other countries) before describing the process from start to finish in great detail. The philosophy underlying health planning and its perception, past and present, are reviewed with a particular emphasis on the factors that are making health planning more relevant than ever. The steps in the health services planning process are reviewed and supported by how-to guidance, examples of planning applications, and planning case studies. The various levels and types of planning are described (societal, community, organizational; strategic, business, marketing), and the similarities and differences discussed. New and updated chapters in this edition cover the planning requirements introduced through the Affordable Care Act, the rethinking of the community health needs assessment process, and the implications of the population health movement for health planning: The Social and Health Systems Context for Health Services Planning The Changing Environment for Health Planning The New Community Assessment Process From Community Health Needs Assessment to Population Health Assessment Health Services Planning, 3rd Ed., remains a critical resource for health administration programs, as well as an essential publication for health professionals in both public and private sector healthcare organizations that need to have an understanding of the planning process
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 3, 2021)
Subject Health planning -- Methodology
Health Planning -- methods
Health Planning -- organization & administration
Health planning -- Methodology
SUBJECT United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781071610763
1071610767