Industry professionals, government officials, and the general public often agree that the modern healthcare system is in need of an overhaul. With many organizations concerned with the long-term care of patients, new strategies, practices, and organizational tools must be developed to optimize the current healthcare system.

Healthcare Policy and Reform: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a comprehensive source of academic material on the importance of policy and policy reform initiatives in modern healthcare systems. Highlighting a range of topics such as public health, effective care delivery, and health information systems, this multi-volume book is designed for medical practitioners, medical administrators, professionals, academicians, and researchers interested in all aspects of healthcare policy and reform.

Topics Covered
The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:
•Decision Management
•Effective Care Delivery
•Health Ethics
•Health Information Systems
•Health Literacy
•Healthcare Management
•Patient Engagement
•Patient-Practitioner Relationships
•Public Health