The position of the medical sector as a growth market is opening new avenues for workers outside the traditional realm of healthcare, such as management engineers, IT professionals, and process improvement specialists. A guide for healthcare market entrants, this book equips new hires with the knowledge needed to navigate the business of medicine. It also provides a much-needed orientation to the broader healthcare work environment for those working in hospitals or as vendors and manufacturers. The author, editor of the American College of Health Executive’s Frontiers in Health Services Management , confronts challenges facing the industry as a whole, including finance, legal, regulatory, and workforce issues.