Humanizing Healthcare Reforms
Humanizing Healthcare Reforms by Gerald A. Arbuckle, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers on October 1, 2012, is a 272-page exploration of contemporary healthcare systems facing significant challenges. The author examines the impact of financially-driven performance indicators and advocates for a return to a values-based approach that emphasizes compassion, solidarity, and social justice. Drawing from social anthropology, Arbuckle presents a pragmatic perspective on how healthcare organizations can navigate the pressures they encounter.
Readers will find a thorough discussion on the importance of identifying shared values and goals within healthcare settings, which the author argues is crucial for effective reform. The book outlines practical ways individuals at all levels can contribute to positive change, making it relevant for clinicians, nurses, managers, policy makers, and anyone interested in healthcare delivery and health policy. This edition serves as an accessible resource for those seeking a deeper understanding of how values can transform healthcare practices.
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Looking at the current turmoil facing contemporary healthcare systems worldwide, resulting from relentless imposition of financially-based performance indicators, the author argues that a return to a values-based approach to healthcare will create positive transformation. Writing from the fresh perspective of social anthropology, the author takes a highly pragmatic approach to practice, emphasizing the importance of values such as compassion, solidarity and social justice. He suggests that without being able clearly to identify the values and goals that unite their members, healthcare organizations are unlikely to be able to meet the demands of the constant and varied pressures they face, and explains how individuals at every level in healthcare can contribute in practical ways to positive change within their organizations.
This much-needed and very accessible book will be essential reading for anyone interested in a better approach to healthcare reform, from clinicians and nurses, to managers and policy makers, as well as the interested reader.
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