Government Relations in the Health Care Industry

by Peggy Leatt, Joseph Mapa

Overview

Leatt, Mapa, and their panel of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers provide compelling reasons why the development and maintenance of effective government relations in the health industry must be a top priority for health industry management. This book explores how U.S. health care policies are similar to those of Canada—an important insight and unusual new way to understand how government/health industry processes actually work. The authors prove that government relations strategies must be built into the organization's strategic plan. They provide ways to monitor and improve the relationship between one's own health facility and the government agencies that influence its activities and survival.

Drawn from the public, private, and academic communities of the U.S. and Canada, the contributors to this wide-ranging volume conclude that the formation and implementation of health care policy is an essential component of any strategic planning process. Intended for top decision makers in the health industry, as well as for health policy makers throughout the public sector, this unique treatment of health care as a significant contemporary problem will also be of value to consumers, community groups, students, and anyone who demands a say in health policy and its implementation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567205138
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/30/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

PEGGY LEATT is Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Administration in the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is also founding editor of Hospital Quarterly and Health Care Papers, two prominent Canadian publications.

JOSEPH MAPA is President and Chief Executive Officer of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and Assistant Professor of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Commentary by Peggy Leatt and Joseph Mapa
System Wide Perspectives
Government, Politics, and Stakeholders in the U.S. and Canada by Raisa B. Deber and A. Paul Williams
Strategic Management and Public Policy by Beaufort B. Longest Jr.
Galvanizing Publicly Funded Health Care Systems Through Accountability by Colleen M. Flood
Dynamic Processes for Influencing Policy Making
Advocacy by Gary L. Filerman and D. David Persuad
Negotiation by Mary Jane Mastorovich
Strategies and Techniques: Lessons Learned
Federal/State Coalition Initiative for Rural Health Care by Thomas C. Ricketts and Melissa Fruhbeis
Experiencing Politics: A Primer by Bruce MacLellan
Alliance Strategies by Owen Adams and Kevin Doucette
Principles, Strategies, and Insights for Effective Government Relations Program by Darlene Burgess and Gail Warden
Consumer, Public, and Grass-Roots Dimensions by Pamela Jeffery
Influencing Governmental Decision-Making: The Role of Corporate Leadership by Ginger L. Graham
Conclusion: Synthesis and Insights by Peggy Leatt and Joseph Mapa