TY  - BOOK
AU  - Griffin,Don
AU  - Snook,I.Donald
TI  - Hospitals: what they are and how they work 
SN  - 9780763727581
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Sudbury, Mass.
PB  - Jones and Bartlett
KW  - Hospitals
KW  - Administration
KW  - United States
KW  - Hospital Administration
N1  - Rev. ed. of: Hospitals / I. Donald Snook, Jr. 2nd ed. 1992; Includes bibliographical references and index; A brief history -- Hospitals and important health care trends -- Organization -- The governing body -- The chief executive officer -- Outpatient areas -- The emergency department -- The admitting department -- The medical staff -- Nursing services -- Key ancillary services -- Other ancillary services -- Patient support services -- Facilities support services -- Administrative support services -- Generating revenue -- Hospital budgeting -- Business functions -- Medical records -- Quality improvement -- Risk management and medical malpractice -- Patient safety -- Bioethics -- Accreditation and licensing -- Hospital marketing -- Planning -- The US medical care system -- The US health care system compared to the world
ER  -