The purpose of this book is to survey the expanding literature on management control in healthcare with the aim of giving readers a better understanding of the options available to managers, decision-makers and also educated observers of this important sector.

Michelle Carr is Senior Lecturer in Management Control and Performance at University College Cork, Ireland.

Matthias Beck is Chair in Management and Vice Dean of Research at University College Cork, Ireland.

1. Healthcare Management 2. Management Control Domain 3. Budgetary Control Challenges & Issues 4. Budgetary Control in a Healthcare 5. Contemporary Management Control Practices in Healthcare 6. Virtual Healthcare Delivery and Management Control