Practice Management Books

An essential, complete and comprehensive, single volume reference, "The Academic Library manager's Forms, Policies, And Procedures Handbook With CD-ROM" by experienced professional librarian Rebecca Brumley (currently with the Navarro College Library at the Waxahachie and Midlothian campuses in Texas, and a consultant to small libraries and communities on policy and procedure manuals) is specifically designed and intended to meet the needs of academic librarians select the best policies and procedures in over 300 different areas of library science and practice. Featuring examples of forms, policies and procedures ranging from mission and vision statements, to staff standards, to behavior guidelines, to special use rooms, to library incident forms, to collection and purchasing guidelines, and a great deal more, "The Academic Library manager's Forms, Policies, And Procedures Handbook With CD-ROM" should be considered an essential reference guide for library staff members and managers working in two-year colleges, four-year liberal arts schools, public and private universities and colleges, as well as research universities. Of special value is the accompanying CD-ROM with all of the forms readily available for customizing and reproduction.

Chaffee gave basic information all leaders in ministry need to have. He addressed a large number of pitfalls which can easily destroy a ministry. Reading the information in this book, showed me changes that needed to be made immediately in my current ministry position.

Being an acupuncturist, I was really surprised by the depth in which Kailin covered his subject. Any question I might have had going into the text, in terms of OSHA standards for practice within my profession, were thoroughly covered. Practitioners should have this book handy, for reference, and for their own piece of mind and the health of their practice. This text should also be required in TCM schools nationwide.

Treatment planning is a pain and this makes life easy. The Addictions Planner expands the best selling Chemical Dependence Planner by including other addictions such as gambling, sexual addiction etc...I can do a plan using this book in 10 minutes. That used to take me over an hour. Thanks.

The book arrived promptly and in good condition. I was pleased to readily find the book at Amazon. It was very helpful in my training program.

This is an excellent collection of essays on issues facing professionals in the field of public administration. I particularly enjoyed Chapter 7, stories from street-level actors. Also, it is one of those books where the introduction and the concluding remarks are valuable additions and should not be overlooked in their own right. You don't need to read every essay or read it cover-to-cover, but instead choose those essays that particularly appeal to you.

Kristine has provided an outstanding review of the BUSINESS issues being faced by large & small AEC firms, and has given readers a road map for using technology to achieve business success. This book will be invaluable for any company owner, engineering manager, or IT manager, struggling with WHAT, WHY, and HOW to use technology to not only stay alive as a business, but as a competitive edge. Kristine has organized her book in 3 sections: Chapters 1-4 answer the question "WHY implement technology in my company." These chapters cover how the information revolution is affecting AEC globally, how the power of technology is more in its COMMUNICATION value than its computational value, and a GREAT section called the AUTOMATING BENEFITS CONTINUUM. Chapters 5-10 provide guidelines on WHAT and HOW to implement technology along a sliding scale....from "cost containment" to "competitive positioning". These chapters provide the core benefit. Chapters 9 and 10 are an easy read regarding the history & future outlook of technology in AEC. In summary, a great guidebook for anybody running any part of an AEC business.

Christie Scott is a successful businesswoman as well as a Certified Life Coach with specialized training geared towards coaching medical doctors. She also holds Advanced Certification as a Human Behavior Consultant and her presentations have helped the careers and practices of hundreds of medical doctors around the United States. Scott has now published a much-needed workbook manual focusing on the business side of operating a medical practice with her Against All Odds: Conquer The Healthcare Battle.

Scott begins with the premise that unfortunately many medical doctors suffer from exhaustion, burnout, and lack of quality time with their families-something that they did not plan for when they entered the medical profession. Part of the blame for this can be attributed to the fact that medical doctors are quite clueless when it comes to opening up and operating their practices, managing their employees, and maintaining profitability.

For the most part, medical schools devote very little or no time to the business of operating a medical practice and thus it is no wonder why medical doctors are very often poor business people.

However, with this excellent guidebook fear no more, if you are a medical doctor and are intimidated by the business side of running your practice, Scott's workbook manual has come to your rescue with concrete strategies and solutions that will provide you with an effective game plan, as long as you heed her advice, complete the various questionnaires and create action steps in order to implement the various suggested strategies.

Crammed with dozens of tips and suggestions, the book's compact 172 pages are conveniently divided so that each chapter presents an examination and exploration of a specific area of the business side of a medical practice.

Beginning with with one of the most important steps, taking stock or where you are now and how you plan to implement change, Scott explores focusing on one's ambitions. Her approach is that one should not ask why is something happening but what can be done to effectively improve the operation of my practice.

From here Scott next tackles fear, which is one of the great barriers to change. Scott provides solutions as to how to overcome fear when contemplating making changes. As is the case with all of the chapters, there is a series of questionnaires that are vital to complete even though they may feel uncomfortable or time consuming. Remember the old adage, no pain no gain.

Another section of particular interest to doctors is the one dealing with combating battle fatigue where, as Scott astutely remarks, "if you suffer from the symptoms of extreme stress or burnout, then the practice will immediately start to suffer!" Readers are presented with the top ten ways you know you are burned-out and what to do about it.

Employee turnover is always a factor in running a profitable medical practice, and as with the case of any business, these turnovers can prove to be very costly in time and money. Scott examines in this section the reasons for employee turnover and how to change the situation.

In the chapter devoted to effective communication, Scott reviews the ramifications of employees that exhibit poor communication skills and even sometimes rudeness. What does a doctor do about these employees? Does he or she fire them or does he try to have the work together as a team?

The final chapter is devoted to coaching and why one is important in the acceleration of personal and business development. As Scott points out, coaching focuses on moving you forward in your desired direction.

Refreshingly free of business jargon, clearly laid out, and well written, Against All Odds: Conquer The Healthcare Battle may not be the last word on profitably managing a medical practice, however it is an excellent starting point. Scott's presentation is informal with an easy to follow conversational text offering countless tips and sound advice. Probably the chief value of the book is its many questionnaires, which must be completed in order to reap the full benefits from the book. These aids are wide in scope and admirable for their practicality and relevancy to the abundance of material that is presented.

I may add that although the book is aimed at the medical doctors, there is no doubt that it will prove quite beneficial to anyone managing a professional practice as attorneys, accountants, dentists and others.

Norm Goldman, Editor Bookpleasures

An excellent text comprising of an economic review of the main policies(Price, marketing, input, credit, mechanisation, land reform, research, irrigation, gender and food security) that have been introduced into the agricultural sector in developing countries. The text flows very well and offers good references to other texts. A good and comprehensive starting point for anyone studying agricultural or rural policy. Main themes are explored and a balanced review of arguements epoused.

This is the best book for the CPC examination, because it is the professional version of the ICD-9-CM, one accepted for the CPC. I love this book because the books must be published by the AMA, which this is, and you are able to use the professional version for the examination. Get it, by all means, especially if you are going to test for the CPC examination.