Essentials of the U.S. health care system
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xxv, 376 pages : 23 cm
This is a clear and concise distillation of the major topics covered in the best-selling Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. It is a reader-friendly, well-organized resource for introductory courses or courses requiring a concise supplemental text that covers the major characteristics, foundations, and future of the U.S. health care system. This fully revised third edition provides updated data and case scenarios, including expanded information on health care delivery and its implications for vulnerable populations, current trends in corporatization and globalization, health care reform, and the changing needs of the growing population
Includes bibliographical references and index
Major characteristics of U.S. health care delivery -- Foundation of U.S. health care delivery -- Historical overview of U.S. health care delivery -- Health care providers and professionals -- Technology and its effects -- Financing and reimbursement methods -- Outpatient services and primary care -- Hospitals -- Managed care and integrated systems -- Long-term care services -- Populations with special health needs -- Cost, access, and quality -- Health policy -- The future of health services delivery
This is a clear and concise distillation of the major topics covered in the best-selling Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. It is a reader-friendly, well-organized resource for introductory courses or courses requiring a concise supplemental text that covers the major characteristics, foundations, and future of the U.S. health care system. This fully revised third edition provides updated data and case scenarios, including expanded information on health care delivery and its implications for vulnerable populations, current trends in corporatization and globalization, health care reform, and the changing needs of the growing population
Includes bibliographical references and index
Major characteristics of U.S. health care delivery -- Foundation of U.S. health care delivery -- Historical overview of U.S. health care delivery -- Health care providers and professionals -- Technology and its effects -- Financing and reimbursement methods -- Outpatient services and primary care -- Hospitals -- Managed care and integrated systems -- Long-term care services -- Populations with special health needs -- Cost, access, and quality -- Health policy -- The future of health services delivery
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