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New book launched on hospital administration

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The book titled ‘Hospital Administration: Prinicples and Practices’ is being hailed as a publication which would be of considerable assistance to professionals in healthcare administration

J&K CM releasing the book along with other dignitaries

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah recently released a book “Hospital Administration: Principles and Practices”. Co-authored by Dr Yashpal Sharma, MD NRHM, J&K, Dr RK Sharma and Dr Libert Anil Gomes, the book is expected to be of is of great assistance to the administrators and managers of various health care providing institutions.

J&K Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey, Commissioner Secretary Health and Medical Education, Shaleen Kabra; Union Health Secretary, Keshav Desiraju and Union Additional Secretary, Anuradha Gupta, who is also Mission Director, NRHM were also present on presidium and joined the Chief Minister during the book release. Dr Sharma said, “We have presented various topics in this book which are ‘must-know’ for every hospital administrator. Various important topics including clinical care services, nursing services, support services, medical records, public relations, medico-legal aspects including the recent legislations and hospitals are also discussed.”The book is recommended for faculty, UG/PG students pursuing hospital/healthcare administration, hospital/ healthcare administrators and managers of various healthcare organisations. The copies of the book are available throughout with the publishers’ (Jaypee Brothers) branches, online and telephone sales.

Forwarded by Dr D K Sharma

“It is a comprehensive book on the subject of hospital administration which is bound to attract a lot of attention from various healthcare organizations and hospitals from public as well as private sectors in view of the growing demand for better health care facilities from the stakeholders. The authors have a long experience in hospital and health care administration in various prestigious public and private hospitals including teaching and training of the postgraduate students.

The various topics including clinical care services, nursing services, support services, medical records, hospital hazards, medicolegal aspects, public relations, medicosocial services and evaluation of hospital services are discussed in detail for the benefit of the students and faculty of hospital administration. This book is of great assistance to the administrators and managers of various healthcare providing institutions.

The book has adequately covered the responsibility of the hospital organisation towards the patient, the various facets of patient care, both clinical and managerial issues like ward management system, administrative procedure, intricacies of authority responsibility and model regulation and resource management approach. The basic steps of corporate planning towards a good human relation and productivity have also been highlighted. The government guidelines and regulation of waste management, Organ Transplant Act, Application of Consumer Protection Act and telemedicine in hospitals, approach to patient satisfaction are some of the areas of importance which are well-documented in text and can be termed as the special feature of the book. Throughout the book, the primary purposes of hospital administration and the carefully developed procedural guidelines have been highlighted. The text emphasises the importance of standards for the hospital on a level commensurating with the demands of services and size which are to be met by the hospital managers. The authors have documented a need for application of fundamental principles of management in a hospital scene.”

 

Title: Hospital Administration Principles and Practice
Author: Dr Yashpal Sharma, Dr RK Sarma, Dr Libert Anil Gomes
Edited by: Dr Alexander Thomas & Dr Nagesh Rao
Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt Ltd.
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9789350907337
Price: Rs. 395.00

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