The College Curriculum in Hospital Administration by the Joint Commission on Education - 1st ed. - 1948 - 107 pages

The Joint Commission on Education, created in February 1945 and formally dissolved in June 1948, devoted most of its time and energy to the development of new university programs for the training of hospital administrators and to the promotion and improvement of the administrative internship. This text completes the studies of the Commission set up to help schools of hospital administration build their curricula.

 

From Bed to Verse by John H. Hayes - 1st ed. - 1958 - 144 pages

Recommended for general elevation of morale, especially that of hospital personnel, doctors, board members, and patients. From Bed to Verse is selected chiefly from Pro Re Nata, the column that has kept the medical world chuckling since its first appearance in HOSPITALS, Journal of the AHA. Some excerpts have appeared in MODERN HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT, and TRUSTEE. The Book is rich in homely philosophy, poems, and limericks about hospitals and the people in them.

 

Hospital Accounting Principles and Practice by T. Leroy Martin - 2nd ed. - 1952 - 296 pages

Here is the second edition of the first complete text ever published on modern hospital accounting. This authoritative, easy to understand handbook covers every phase, every transaction of hospital accounting. The author has added material on third party reimbursement (Blue Cross and commercial health insurance plans and reimbursement by federal and state agencies), and on uniform accounting procedures.

 

Hospital Organization and Management by Malcomb T. MacEachern - 3rd ed. - 1957 - 1316 pages

2nd ed. (1947) also available

The definitive text on planning, organizing, equipping, staffing and managing the hospital.

 

Hospital Personnel Administration by Norman D. Bailey - 2nd ed. - 1959 - 372 pages

This is the FIRST COMPLETE TEXT on hospital personnel administration. The subject had, of course, been dealt with briefly in books on hospital administration in general, usually comprising only a chapter in such books, in various special reports, and in articles appearing from time to time in hospital journals; but to the present time there has not existed a comprehensive treatise on the subject that combines what is valuable in the existing literature in the industrial and hospital fields with the practical experience of a qualified hospital personnel administrator.

 

The Illinois Law Courts in Three Centuries (1673-1973) by Hon. George Fiedler - 1st ed. - 1973 - 488 pages

Beginning in 1673 the Illinois areas were explored and settled by the French. They brought with them the French civil law and French courts and a union between Church and State. After a century of all things French, the French regime was swept away by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the newly founded United States. Thereafter and during the ensuing two centuries the courts in the Illinois were English-speaking and administered the common law. This book is a documentary history of three centuries of the Illinois courts, and has been compiled for the convenience of the legal profession and others who may be interested.

 

Law of Hospital, Physician and Patient by Hayt, Hayt and Groeschel - 3rd ed. - 1972 - 1,204 pages

This text was one of the authors' pioneer efforts in the field of health law which helped to furnish information to hospital and medical administrators. The material in this edition guides those who administer accreditation programs, to those who interpret standards and also to those who are concerned with administration in the changing health field. While this text does not propose to make anyone a specialist in the legal profession, it makes it possible to help understand some of the legal aspects of the problems that may be encountered in hospital administration or hospital practice.

 

Legal Aspects of Medical Records by Hayt and Hayt - 1st ed. - 1964 - 370 pages

This book is the first broad text on a subject that adequately deals with the important and legal aspects of medical records. One of the purposes of this textbook is to provide a means, to the extent possible, of permitting the medical record librarian, as well as the attending physician, to avoid scrutiny of medical records based on negligence or malpractice within the hospital.

 

Manual for Medical Record Librarians by Edna Huffman - 5th ed. - 1963 - 584 pages

1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th editions also available

This fifth edition of Mrs. Huffman's Manual for Medical Record Librarians has been completely rewritten with the exception of the chapter on History of Medical Records. It incorporates new ideas and trends in medical record practice, as well as new recommendations and regulations with which the medical record librarian must be acquainted. The clarity of expression and exhaustive treatment accorded the subject matter will be appreciated by the reader. The Manual for Medical Record Librarians has been widely accepted as "the book" on medical records. the fifth edition lives up to and sustains that tradition and should be even more universally accepted than the preceding editions. It is must reading for anyone interested in keeping abreast of medical science as it relates to good medical records.

 

Medical Records In Nursing Homes by Edna K. Huffman - 1st ed. - 1961 - 204 pages

This text fulfills the need for a book covering all aspects of the use and keeping of medical records in institutions for the care of aged, infirm, and chronically ill patients. The nursing home administrator, the record keeper, and others concerned with the preparation of medical records will find this book a helpful guide.

The book covers the need for a complete medical record of every patient, with a review of the legal responsibility of the nursing home owner; explains the admission procedures; discusses various records, such as bedside records, progress notes, physician's orders, graphic charts and authorizations, explaining the information they should contain; analyzes the qualifications and duties of the medical record keeper; explains how records may be numbered and filed; outlines the legal aspects of medical records; shows how monthly reports may be compiled; and presents a condensed medical terminology.

 

Medical Record Management by Edna Huffman - 6th edition - 1972 - 592 pages

The sixth edition of the Huffman manual, now entitled Medical Record Management, is the first attempt by the American Medical Record Association and Elizabeth Price, RRA, editor, to carry on he work of Edna K. Huffman since her retirement in 1963. In the interval between the issuance of the fifth edition in 1963 and this edition, many changes have occurred in the medical record field which not only have affected the practice of medical record administration but even the titles of the practitioners themselves. The text matter is greatly enhanced by 168 illustrations which include basic record forms and equipment so necessary to the complex operations of a medical record department. The retitleing of this edition was made necessary because of the change of name from librarian to administrator, and to more accurately reflect the nature and scope of medical record practice as it exists today.

 

The Medical Staff in the Hospital by Thomas R. Pontan - 2nd edition completely revised by Malcom T. MacEachern - 1955 - 371 pages

The 1st edition was printed in 1939 in an effort to bridge the gap which existed in hospital literature, It was immediately accepted as the most comprehensive text dealing with the subject of medical staff in the hospital. This 2nd edition is considerably larger than the 1st and the brilliant groudwork done by Dr. Ponton in has been expanded by Dr,. MacEachern, resulting in a book that will long be valued by hospital administrators and the medical profession.

 

Medical Terminology Made Easy by JeHarned - 2nd ed. - 1968 - 291 PAGES

In this 2nd edition, JeHarned has revised and updated this popular text on usage of medical words and terms culled from existing sources and her own wide experiences. This book was one of the first in its subject area.

The primary aim of this text is to introduce beginners in the broadening field of medical work to the language of physicians, especially hospital physicians. The author leads the reader in a friendly and understanding manner along the paths of this strange world of technical words, blazing the trail in such an orderly and intriguing style as to change an otherwise dull trip into a fascinating experience in conversational medicine. Every effort has been made to make terminology thoroughly understandable in order to help medical personnel master the subject in the most efficient manner.

 

Medicolegal Aspects of Hospital Records by Emanuel Hayt - 2nd ed. - 1971 - 519 pages

This textbook contains many of the chapters of the original volume published in 1964. This volume has not only updated the former material but has added many important new chapters based on the needs of hospitals. Moreover, the updating of the book has included many of the recent significant legal decisions by the courts, which may have been obscure or undecided in the past.

 

Occupational Health and Mantalent Development by Robert Collier Page, MD, FACP - 1st ed.- 1963 - 728 pages

A textbook on the subject of occupational health that joins labor, management and medicine in a single team effort to protect and improve the health of the worker - to keep him happy and productive.

 

Principle of Hospital Accounting by L. Vann Seawell - 1st ed. - 1960 - 360 pages

Written especially for beginners, this text provides an ideal instruction medium for students, clerical workers, hospital department heads, trustees, administrators and others with no background or training in accounting procedures. While many shortcuts and simplified methods are presented, the book primarily helps to familiarize the reader with basic accounting principles. the function of records, bookkeeping, hospital purchasing, revenue, disbursements, expenses, payroll, depreciation, fixed assets, and many other subjects are covered in detail.