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Strategic contingencies theory suggests that uncertainty coping, nonsubstitutability, and centrality predict intra-organizational group power. This theory was tested in 20 ambulatory care clinic settings. Physician, nurse, and administrator power and roles were examined. Theoretical support was greatest among nurses, but less conclusive for physicians and administrative personnel, whose roles in the clinics were more clearly prescribed and determined, and influenced to a lesser degree by power-enhancing dynamics. Implications are discussed of the relevance and usefulness of strategic contingencies theory and other theories of organization in health services organizations.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- Part I - Current Issues Facing Global Health Systems -- Introduction -- 1 - The Nature and Etiology of Disease -- The State of Health in the World -- Poverty and Health Status -- Poverty and Disability -- Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) -- The Epidemiological Transition -- The Second Epidemiological Transition: The Rise of Chronic and Degenerative Diseases -- The Third Epidemiological Transition: Re-emergence of Infectious Diseases -- The Demographic Transition -- Developing Nations and the Demographic Transition -- Diseases of Poverty -- Infant and Child Mortality -- Malnutrition -- Food Safety -- Acute Respiratory Infections -- Diarrheal Disease -- Adult Illness and Poverty -- Health Problems of Affluence -- The Changing World Scene -- Tobacco Use -- Alcohol Use -- Intentional Violence: Suicide, Homicide, and Warfare -- Dietary Imbalance -- Changes in Physical Activity -- Mortality and Automobiles -- The Environment -- Workplace Injuries -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 - Defining and Measuring Health Systems -- Introduction -- What is a Health System? -- Overview of Existing Frameworks -- WHO Building Blocks Framework -- Service Delivery -- Health Workforce -- Information -- Medical Products, Vaccines, and Technologies -- Sustainable Financing and Social Protection -- Leadership and Governance -- Measuring Health System Performance -- Selecting Appropriate Indicators -- Measuring the Building Blocks -- Service Delivery -- Health Workforce -- Information -- Medical Products, Vaccines, and Technologies -- Financing -- Leadership and Governance -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 - Financing and Organization of National Healthcare Systems -- Economic Support for Health Services -- Health Expenditures.

"World Health Systems Challenges and Perspectives, Second Edition, focuses on the realities of 26 health systems around the world. The majority of chapters are written by a representative of each country, who gives readers a first-hand glimpse at the country's health system and the health status. Six introductory chapters provide a framework to help you understand key concepts applicable to all health systems. New introductory chapters focus on defining a health system, health system strengthening, health system regulation, and the politics of health system reform. With discussions of infrastructures as diverse as those found in Japan, Brazil, and Kenya, the authors profile each country's health system organization, current and emerging health policy issues, cost and financing of healthcare, health resources and delivery, and future health outlook."--Back cover

Effective multidisciplinary health care teams require a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each group. This paper reports on a study of role perceptions among three occupational groups in a medical setting-physicians, nurses, and administrative personnel. Each group was asked to assess the extent to which their group and each of the others were involved in performing each of several activities. It was hypothesized that differences in perception are related to professional aspiration level, and that the greatest differences in perception would be related to the functions carried out by groups with the highest level of professional aspiration. The results confirmed this hypothesis. Nurses, highest in professional aspiration level among the three groups, showed consistently different perceptions in their role as compared with other groups' perceptions of their role. Implications for management and research are discussed.

"The third edition of Fundamentals of Human Resources in Healthcare is updated to include the contemporary issues in healthcare HR made more urgent by the Great Resignation and resulting shockwaves to the employer-employee relationship. This edition includes a new chapter on Employee Well Being and a revamped chapters on Organizational and Employee Development, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and Aligning Quality Improvement and Implementation Science with HR Practices"--

Strategic Human Resources Management / Carla Jackie Sampson and Myron D. Fottler -- Employment Law, Employee Relations, and Healthcare / Drake Maynard -- Healthcare Professionals / Kenneth R. White, Patrick D. Shay, and Dolores G. Clement -- Credentialing of Healthcare Providers / John C. Hyde II -- Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging / Luzita Francis, Carla Jackie Sampson, and Rupert M. Evans Sr. -- Job Analysis and Job Design / Sean A. Newman and Myron D. Fottler -- Recruitment and Selection / Bruce J. Fried -- Retention / Donald Ross -- Performance Management / Bruce J. Fried and Lydia Johnson -- Compensation Practices, Planning, and Challenges / Sean A. Newman, John Cashion, and Bruce J. Fried -- Employee Benefits / Dolores G. Clement and Melissa G. McCraw -- Managing with Organized Labor / Donna Malvey -- Workforce Planning in a Rapidly Changing Healthcare System / Erin P. Fraher and Andy Knapton -- The Nursing Workforce in Healthcare Organizations / Lindsay Thompson Munn, Cheryl B. Jones, and George H. Pink -- Human Resources Management Practices for Quality and Patient Safety / Bruce J. Fried -- Burnout, Well-Being, and Workplace Vitality / Amanda Raffenaud and Tina Yeung.

Intro -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Strategic Human Resources Management -- Chapter 2 Employment Law, Employee Relations and Healthcare -- Chapter 3 Healthcare Professionals -- Chapter 4 Credentialing Of Healthcare Providers -- Chapter 5 Workforce Diversity -- Chapter 6 Job Analysis And Job Design -- Chapter 7 Recruitment, Selection, And Retention -- Chapter 8 Performance Management -- Chapter 9 Compensation Practices, Planning, And Challanges -- Chapter 10 Employee Benefits -- Chapter 11 Organizational Development And Learning -- Chapter 12 Managing With Organized Labor -- Chapter 13 Workforce Planning In A Rapidly Changing Healthcare System -- Chapter 14 The Nurse Workforce in Healthcare Organizations -- Chapter 15 Human Resources Management Practices For Quality and Patient Safety -- Appendix A: Human Resources Metrics -- Appendix B: Cases -- Index -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors.

Indonesia established its Village Midwife Program in 1989 to combat high rates of maternal mortality. The program's goals were to address gaps in access to reproductive health care for rural women, increase access to and use of family planning services, and broaden the mix of available contraceptive methods. In this study, we use longitudinal data from the Indonesia Family Life Survey to examine the program's effect on contraceptive practice. We find that the program did not affect overall contraceptive prevalence but did affect method choice. Over time, for women using contraceptives, midwives were associated with increased odds of injectable contraceptive use and decreased odds of oral contraceptive and implant use. Although the Indonesian government had hoped that the Village Midwife Program would channel women into using longer‐lasting methods, the women's "switching behavior" indicates that the program succeeded in providing additional outlets for and promoting the use of injectable contraceptives.

Indonesia established its Village Midwife Program in 1989 to combat high rates of maternal mortality. The program's goals were to address gaps in access to reproductive health care for rural women, increase access to and use of family planning services, and broaden the mix of available contraceptive methods. In this study, we use longitudinal data from the Indonesia Family Life Survey to examine the program's effect on contraceptive practice. We find that the program did not affect overall contraceptive prevalence but did affect method choice. Over time, for women using contraceptives, midwives were associated with increased odds of injectable contraceptive use and decreased odds of oral contraceptive and implant use. Although the Indonesian government had hoped that the Village Midwife Program would channel women into using longer-lasting methods, the women's "switching behavior" indicates that the program succeeded in providing additional outlets for and promoting the use of injectable contraceptives.