Preface.

The Authors and Contributors.

1. Epidemiology in Health Care Administration.

2. Description of Health.

3. Measurement of Health.

4. Designs for Studying the Health and Health Needs of Populations.

5. Standardizing Population Health Information.

6. Medical Management in Population Health Care.

7. Planning Health Care for Populations.

8. Population Health Outcomes and Quality of Care.

9. Marketing Health Care for Populations.

10. Economic Analysis of Health Care for Populations.

11. Expanding Emergency Health Care Services.

12. Quality of Hospital Care.

13. Pediatric Inpatient Services.

14. Community Relations in a Hospital Service Area.

Appendix: Statistical Concepts.

References.

Index.