Health System Management and Leadership - by William R Vanwye & Dianna Lunsford (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Prepare to be a more effective physical or occupational therapy professional by learning skills in healthcare leadership, management, and policy! Health System Management and Leadership for Physical and Occupational Therapists provides a guide to essential topics such as health legislation, current issues in health care, professionalism, proposal and grant writing, business administration, quality assurance, insurance and billing, and managing a therapy practice in a variety of care settings. Written by a team of expert contributors led by physical and occupational therapy educators, William R. VanWye and Dianna Lunsford, this resource helps readers become well-informed and knowledgeable physical and occupational therapy professionals.

• Objectives and Key Terms at the beginning of each chapter guide your study and ensure that you understand important concepts and terminology.
• Chapter Summaries review the key content in each chapter.
• Figures with discussion prompts and key points are provided throughout the text.
• An eBook version is included with print purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

Review Quotes

"This interprofessional book highlights the history of the United States health system, interprofessional supports and barriers, leadership theory, managerial responsibilities, and delineations of administrative responsibilities in common health care settings.... provides foundational knowledge for both the physical therapy and occupational therapy professions which can build interprofessional respect, effective collaboration, and communication across various settings in which leadership is key to successful interdisciplinary practice.... The goal is to prepare clinicians with strategies and tools for a future leadership or managerial role.... One of the key features is the bridge it builds for rehabilitation management from the distinct perspectives of both the occupational and physical therapist.... writing is appropriate for a novel audience and clearly articulates basic knowledge of leadership and administration, ... an appropriate length of foundational information on health systems thinking that is integral to any future leadership or administrative position for a physical or occupational therapist." (c)Doody's Review Service, 2025, Kasey Stepansky, CScD, OTR/L, C/NDT, CBIS (Duquesne University)