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An International Nonproprietary Name (INN) is an official generic and nonproprietary name given to a pharmaceutical substance or an active ingredient, [1] encompassing compounds, peptides and low-molecular-weight proteins (e.g., insulin, hormones, cytokines), as well as complex biological products, such as those used for gene therapy. [2]
The Journal of Healthcare Management is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering management in health care. It is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins on behalf of the American College of Healthcare Executives. [1] Each issue prints an interview with a leading healthcare executive.
A health care provider is an individual health professional or a health facility organization licensed to provide health care diagnosis and treatment services including medication, surgery and medical devices. Health care providers often receive payments for their services rendered from health insurance providers.
Iconographic Collections. Keywords: E. Walker; Florence Nightingale; W.J. Simpson. Health administration, healthcare administration, healthcare management or hospital management is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of public health systems, health care systems, hospitals, and hospital networks in all the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors.
Health Services Management Research; Human Resources for Health; Journal for Healthcare Quality; Journal of Healthcare Management; Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics; Journal of Medical Marketing
According to Dr. Relman, American health care system is a profit-driven industry and it has become a widely accepted theory these days. [10] Since the term was introduced 40 years ago, health care industry has developed into even a larger, greater and flourishing industry.
Acronyms in healthcare are formed from the lead letters of words relating to medications, organisations, procedures and diagnoses. [2] They come from both English and Latin roots. [2] [3] The use of acronyms and abbreviations is expanding rapidly. [5] [6]
Utilization management is "a set of techniques used by or on behalf of purchasers of health care benefits to manage health care costs by influencing patient care decision-making through case-by-case assessments of the appropriateness of care prior to its provision," as defined by the Institute of Medicine [1] Committee on Utilization Management by Third Parties (1989; IOM is now the National ...