{"product_id":"9780787946210","title":"Raising Standards in American Health Care Best People, Best Practices, Best Results","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRaising Standards in American Health Care\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBest People, Best Practices, Best Results\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eV. Clayton Sherman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHealth \u0026amp; Fitness \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eTo thrive in the highly competitive health care marketplace,organizations must consistently demonstrate their ability tocontain costs, improve quality, and increase customer satisfaction.In Raising Standards in American Health Care, nationally acclaimedhealth care management expert V. Clay Sherman shows managers andexecutives how to utilize the powerful management force ofstrategic standardization to overcome the most common barriers tothese challenges-and increase competitive advantage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Sherman gives us many embraceable ideas to work with, and hismessage remains solid: our health care organizations must betransformed by standardizing best practices. This is a refreshing,even exciting approach to the very foundation of setting newstandards for health care excellence.\"--William G. Gonzalez, chiefhealth system officer, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI; Top 100Hospitals Winner 1994, 1995, 1998; America's Top 100 IntegratedHealth Care Systems Winner 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e V. CLAYTON SHERMAN is the chairman of Management House, Inc. in Inverness, Illinois. He is the author of seven health care management books including Creating the New American Hospital (Jossey-Bass, 1993). Many of Sherman's clients have achieved \"Top 100 Hospitals\" status and have been contAnders for, or the recipients of, numerous awards including AHA's Great Comebacks Award, 3M's Innovations In Healthcare Award, and USA Today's Quality Cup Award.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 June 1999\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780787946210\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378582745228,"sku":"9780787946210","price":74.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780787946210_1b2bf671-52af-405a-b220-4110f381af30.jpg?v=1780283553","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780787946210","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}