Evidence-Based Health Care and Public Health: How to Make Decisions About Health Services and PublicHealth
by Gray, Muir
044310123X / 9780443101236
Edition 3 , 2009 , CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
448 pages 126 ills
Trim size 9 1/5 X 6 1/8 in
Copyright 2009
Softcover
Description
A guide to evidence-based decision making for healthcare, medical and nurse managers.
Key Features
New edition of a highly praised and successful book in one of the hottest areas of medicine.
Covers the vital areas for healthcare managers - finding and appraising evidence and developing the capacity of individuals and organisations to use evidence.
Pressure on healthcare services is growing - this book will be indispensable for managers making difficult decisions about the allocation of scarce resources.
Exceptionally well written - highly praised by the Journal of the American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal.
New to this Edition
More on managerial decision making and managerial options in the face of financial pressure on resources.
More focus on how to get better outcomes - how to improve quality rather than just how to measure quality.
Updating throughout.