Health Care Management

Dr. Zeev Neuwirth wrote Reframing Healthcare for leaders and organizations interested in understanding what the disrupters in healthcare are doing and, more to the point, for those who want to be the disrupters rather than the disrupted. This audiobook is a step-by-step guide for leadership teams that are intent on improving healthcare at an accelerated pace. It’s written for healthcare organizations that wish to thrive in a customer-centric, community-oriented, value-based healthcare system.

Sovereign delivers a radically new and enlightening message, made for this age of suffering and confusion. It’s a manifesto that awakens us to all the areas in our life where we have subjugated ourselves to self-destructive beliefs and tendencies. And it’s a roadmap to reclaim our full psychological sovereignty so we can live free, happy, and authentic lives.

"Changing Your Pain Pathways offers simple yet compelling strategies that you can use to live an active and rewarding life with pain. Filled with practical advice, this workbook breaks down pain science, clinical best practice and research to help guide you along the path of change with kindness and compassion. Explore the possibilities for a richer quality of life through straightforward worksheets, examples and accessible resource ideas. You will get a deeper understanding about how pain works and how to foster pain self-management techniques that will work as part of your daily life.

Part biography and part clear-eyed examination of a healthcare system in crisis, Hospital, Heal Thyself tells the story of enigmatic healthcare visionary Eugene Litvak, whose research and strategies have already been implemented at many top twelve-ranked hospitals to save hundreds of millions of dollars and countless thousands of patient lives. While US healthcare costs continue to skyrocket, Litvak's program described in this book offers tested, effective methods to trim those costs while simultaneously improving patient outcomes.

The acclaimed author of Carved in Sand - a veteran investigative journalist who endured persistent back pain for decades - delivers the definitive book on the subject: an essential examination of all facets of the back pain industry, exploring what works, what doesn't, what may cause harm, and how to get on the road to recovery. In her effort to manage her chronic back pain, investigative reporter Cathryn Jakobson Ramin spent years and a small fortune on a panoply of treatments.

For generations, the hierarchical model of leadership has been the bedrock of organizational structure, not least in healthcare settings. Rooted in military traditions and molded by industrial practices, this model places authority at the top and trickles responsibilities down in layers.

Although many of us prioritize our physical health through exercise and healthy eating, we often forget to spend time boosting our mind, mood, and mental health. It is so important that we focus on mental self-care and reducing daily stress since mental toughness and resilience will get us through difficult times and help us achieve success in every area of our lives. Using the incredible power of our minds, we can persist and grow in response to life's challenges.

Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare is a new leadership model based on the theory of complex systems. It addresses the requirement for healthcare organizations to develop environments that produce market leading outcomes which demonstrate value for patients. Since healthcare is a human-centric industry, it requires care for the leaders, the staff, and the patients. This model embraces the leader's focus on self-care and mindfulness while simultaneously focusing outward on others.

How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and their Caregivers is a life-affirming, instructive, and inspiring book about living gracefully and purposefully with the challengesfaced by those with chronic pain or illness. These conditions, while not always life-threatening, are life-disrupting and stressful. The audiobook contains over two dozen tools and practices to help people live skillfully and to find equanimity and joy despite the profound changes in their lives.

If you have ever worked in a leadership position in healthcare and have found yourself frustrated by the 'difficult behaviour' of a member of your team, then this book is for you. Whether you are a nurse, a doctor, an AHP or a non-clinical manager, leading in healthcare presents unique challenges that are not found anywhere else. From seemingly bizarre HR policies to Trade Union disputes, managers can feel that they have their hands tied behind their backs when trying to deal with under-performance.

Learn to harness an unconventional tool for leadership success. As the president and chief executive officer of Kindred Healthcare LLC, Ben Breier has witnessed massive disruptions to the healthcare industry. Gaining an early understanding of how to survive disruptions on the baseball field proved to be invaluable when he entered this challenging field. Using techniques honed over the course of his leadership career, Ben has been able to not only survive disruptions but thrive using intentional disruption as a business strategy.

Parenting is hard. That's why self-compassion is so important. In this empathetic resource, mindfulness expert and psychologist Susan M. Pollak helps you let go of constant self-judgment and treat yourself with the same kindness and caring you strive to offer your kids. Simple, yet powerful, guided meditation techniques (most under three minutes long) are easy to practice while doing the dishes, driving to work, or soothing a fussy baby. Learn to respond to your own imperfections like a supportive friend, not a harsh critic.

A 'textbook with passion', Hardwiring Excellence offers a road map and practical how-to guide for creating and sustaining a culture of service and operational excellence. In this book, author Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, draws on his personal experience as a former hospital executive who led two organizations to the top 1% in patient satisfaction and his experience coaching hundreds of healthcare organizations since.

In this practical guide, Jayne Hardy - founder and CEO of the Blurt Foundation - helps us reexamine how our boundaries are working for or against us, and she guides us to better protect our physical, emotional, and digital spaces. Packed with friendly advice and easy journaling exercises, Making Space reminds those of us on the edge of burnout to stop and ask: "Is this kind to me, too?"

Anxiety Management Techniques: The ultimate guide to help you overcome all forms of anxiety, negative thinking, panic attacks, and stress! Do you want to gain better control over your anxiety and feelings of fear? Do you struggle with social anxiety and panic attacks? Are you looking for ways to stop negative thinking and finally relax? This five-in-one bundle is the only audiobook you will ever need to solve your problems! You deserve to live a life where peace of mind is the norm, not a special mood. You can learn how to manage your anxiety.

Between micro- and macro-aggressions at school, the workplace, and even the grocery store, a constant news cycle highlighting Latine trauma, and a general lack of resources for women of color, it’s tough to be a Latina woman and prioritize your wellness, both physically and mentally. With Self-Care for Latinas, you’ll find more than 100 exercises to radically choose to put yourself first. Whether you need a quick pick-me-up in the middle of the day, you’re working through feelings of burnout, or you need to process a microaggression, this book is for you.

In an age marked by rapid technological advancements, regulatory reforms, and unrelenting demands for innovation, frontline healthcare teams find themselves at the epicenter of a whirlwind of change. The task of adapting to new protocols, engaging with informed patients, implementing electronic health records, and striving for ever-improving quality is not merely a professional challenge but a profound societal endeavor.

Have you ever tried to imagine what it takes to be a good nurse leader? Society expects you to take care of your patients, day after day. What people don't know is that you have to manage other people like you. For you to be on top of your game, you need extra knowledge. This is what this book The Nurse Leader brings to you. The Nurse Leader is a book that helps you add the magical element that will make you a top-notch boss. Grey Daniel wrote this book The Nurse Leader to show you how to become the nurse leader that everyone wants.

While the number of patients using medical marijuana increases every year, misconceptions about cannabis and whether it's harmful or dangerous still exist. In Cannabis for Chronic Pain, Dr. Rav explains the potential of marijuana's capacity for healing anyone afflicted with chronic pain. Medical marijuana is a safe, nonaddictive alternative to dangerous opiate pain pills. Cannabis for Chronic Pain is the new definitive guide for anyone who suffers from chronic pain.

This audiobook narrated with warmth and compassion is your essential guide to emotional resilience, stress management, and burnout prevention—whether you’re a nurse, doctor, therapist, teacher, parent, carer, non-profit worker, or simply find it hard to say “no”.