Writing in the Health Professions

By Barbara A. Heifferon

Book Overview

Practical, applied, and up-to-the-minute, Writing for the Health Professions teaches students, healthcare professionals, and professional writers the essential skills in medical and health communications.

KEY TOPICS: Writing for the Health Professions looks at a wide range of health professionals writing needs, including visual and electronic forms of communication, necessary in today s high-tech medical and health writing situations. The text addresses writing situations found in hospitals, clinics, HMOs, health insurance companies, and other health specialties. Covers a variety of genres including charting, patient histories, progress notes, procedural reports, handbooks, newsletters, brochures, websites, proposals, grant writing, and more.

MARKET: Those interested in learning the basics of medical and health communication.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321105273
• ISBN13: 9780321105271
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.2"