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THE MIDDLEBORO CASEBOOK: HEALTHCARE STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS

Lee F. Seidel, PhD James B. Lewis, ScD

ISBN13: 978-1-56793-628-5

Softbound, 296 pages

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The Middleboro Casebook: Healthcare Strategy and Operations is an integrated case study focused on the fictional community of Middleboro and the seven healthcare organizations that serve it, including two hospitals, a long-term care facility, a home health agency, two physician group practices, and a local health department. A thorough examination of Middleboro and its demographic, socioeconomic, political, epidemiological, and environmental data and characteristics enables students to analyze the community in detail, focusing on those factors that drive the need for healthcare services as well as framing the strategic decisions made by healthcare managers.

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Integrate Middleboro Into Your Curriculum The Middleboro cases can be used in a capstone course at the graduate or undergraduate level, or it can be used across the curriculum in health administration, health policy, and public policy programs. When using this casebook and the corresponding activities, students will become familiar with a variety of healthcare settings and the challenges managers currently face. Students will develop the management skills they need to succeed in real-world settings, bridging their current academic study with relevant professional practice.

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Contents

Case 1 The Community

Case 2 Hillsboro County Home Health Agency, Inc.

Case 3 Physician Care Services, Inc.

Case 4 Webster Hospital

Case 5 Middleboro Community Hospital

Case 6 Medical Associates

Case 7 Jasper Gardens Nursing Home

Case 8 Hillsboro County Health Department

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About the AuthorsLee F. Seidel, PhD, is professor of health management and policy at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and visiting professor in the executive MBA in health administration program at the University of Colorado, Denver. At UNH he is the founding director of the UNH Center for Teaching and Learning and managed this center for 15 years. The center is a recipient of a national Theodore M. Hesburgh Award. UNH recently awarded Dr. Seidel the Jean Brierley Award, its highest honor for effective teaching. His work has been supported by numerous sources including the WK Kellogg Foundation and the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education of the US Department of Education.

James B. Lewis, ScD, is associate professor of health management and policy at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). At UNH he has taught courses at the baccalaureate and graduate levels in health finance, health marketing, social marketing, strategic planning, strategic management, health reimbursement, managed care, and introduction to the healthcare system. He has also directed the university’s undergraduate and graduate programs in health management and public health and served as being department chair for several years.