Fundamentals of Human Resources in Healthcare, Third Edition

Fundamentals of Human Resources in Healthcare provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple disciplines and functions that workforce management requires, such as employee motivation, compensation, and training strategies. The book covers foundational principles as well as practical tools and techniques.

This edition discusses the Great Resignation’s effect on healthcare employee–employer relations and human resource challenges exacerbated by the trend. Many chapters feature new discussion questions, activities, and vignettes. Thoroughly revised, the third edition includes:
• A new chapter that addresses healthcare employee burnout and provides strategies for fostering employee well-being
• Discussion of how to employ analytics, algorithms, and other tools for job analysis and design
• Revamped diversity, equity, and inclusion content that incorporates the notion of belonging and introduces the concepts of intersectionality and inclusive leadership

With Fundamentals of Healthcare Human Resources, readers will learn best practices in human resources, tools for analyzing workforce issues, and evidence-based techniques for managing an organization’s most valuable asset: its people.

Carla Jackie Sampson, PhD, MBA, FACHE, is clinical associate professor and director of the Health Policy and Management Program and the online Master of Health Administration Program at New York University’ s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Dr. Sampson is coeditor of Human Resources in Healthcare: Managing for Success, 5th ed. (Health Administration Press, 2021). She also serves as editor of the quarterly publication Frontiers of Health Services Management. Bruce J. Fried, PhD, is professor emeritus in the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as director of master’ s degree programs for more than 20 years. Dr. Fried has written numerous journal articles, commentaries, books, and book chapters. He is coeditor of World Health Systems: Challenges and Perspectives, 2nd ed. (Health Administration Press, 2012) and Human Resources in Healthcare: Managing for Success, 5th ed. (Health Administration Press, 2021).

Chapter 1 - Strategic Human Resources Management Chapter 2 - The Healthcare Professional Chapter 3 - The Legal and Ethical Environment Chapter 4 - Job Analysis and Job Design Chapter 5 - Recruitment, Selection, and Retention Chapter 6 - Organizational and Employee Development Chapter 7 - Performance Management Chapter 8 - Compensation Practices, Planning, and Challenges Chapter 9 - Employee Benefits Chapter 10 - Organized Labor Chapter 11 - Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Workplace Chapter 12 - Aligning Quality Improvement and Implementation Chapter 13 - Employee Well-Being