Government Relations in the Health Care Industry

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Review "Drawn from the public, private, and academic communities, contributors to this collection conclude that the formation and implementation of health care policy is an essential component of any strategic planning process. Intended for decisionmakers in the health industry, as well as for health policymakers in the public sector."-Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment ?Drawn from the public, private, and academic communities, contributors to this collection conclude that the formation and implementation of health care policy is an essential component of any strategic planning process. Intended for decisionmakers in the health industry, as well as for health policymakers in the public sector.?-Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment About the Author PEGGY LEATT is Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Administration in the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is also founding editor of Hospital Quarterly and Health Care Papers, two prominent Canadian publications. JOSEPH MAPA is President and Chief Executive Officer of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and Assistant Professor of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.