Healthcare Project Management

Healthcare Project Management by Schwalbe, Kathy. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780982800355.

Note: Buy the paperback new from amazon.com and get the Kindle version FREE as part of the Kindle MatchBook program! (Sorry, only works in the U.S. so far.) Professor Kathy Schwalbe, author of Information Technology Project Management, Seventh Edition and An Introduction to Project Management, Fifth Edition, has teamed up with Dan Furlong to provide this much-needed text for healthcare students and professionals. Dan manages the Project Management Office for the Medical University of South Carolina and also teaches project management in their Master in Health Administration program. Unique Features: •Uses the Project Management Institutes PMBOK® Guide, Fifth Edition (2013) •Provides in-depth examples for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing healthcare projects •Includes over 60 template files and samples of important project documents (a business case, project charter, scope statement, project schedule, change request, quality control charts, etc.) •Features in each chapter provide real-world examples and references, including Opening Cases and Case Wrap-Ups, examples of What Went Right, What Went Wrong, Media Snapshots, Best Practices, Video Highlights, and Healthcare Perspectives related to project management •Includes a Brief Guide to Microsoft Project 2013, the most popular project management software today, with a free 60-day trial available from Microsoft •Provides healthcare industry case studies and other teaching resources •Includes a companion Web site with interactive quizzes, template files, links to sites mentioned in the text, and much more •Instructors can access a secure site with lecture slides, test banks, etc. •Visit www.healthcarepm.com for more information