An Introduction to the US Health Care SystemSpringer Publishing Company, 25/05/2007 - 328 من الصفحات Completely expanded and updated to account for the latest changes in the U.S. health care system, this best-selling text remains the most concise and balanced introduction to the domestic health care system. Like its predecessors, it provides an accessible overview of the basic components of the system: healthcare personnel, hospitals and other institutions, the federal government, financing and payment mechanisms, and managed care. Finally, it provides an insightful look at the prospects for health care reform. Steven Jonas, a revered expert in public health, has enlisted his colleagues, Drs. Raymond and Karen Goldsteen, to add their expertise in public health and health policy and management to this outstanding volume. All students of health care administration and policy, as well as practicing healthcare professionals who simply want a relatively brief overview of the system, will find it useful. |
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... Roles Physician Assistants Health Care Workforce Outside the Hospital and Physician Office Conclusions Hospitals and Other Health Care Institutions Introduction Some Historical Background Primary Data Sources Primary Definitions Some ...
... Role in Health Services Introduction Health Statistics Licensing 83 83 83 85 86 87 88 89 89 89 90 94 96 96 97 99 100 100 101 107 107 108 111 112 112 113 113 113 114 114 115 115 116 118 121 121 122 123 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Local ...
... Role in Health Services Problems in Public Health Conclusions Financing Introduction How Much Is Spent Where the Money Comes From, Within the System Private Health Insurance Out-of-Pocket Expenditures Government Spending Where the Money ...
... role of government, voluntary agencies, and for-profit enterprises. They identify the problems and issues facing the system and its beneficiaries, based on the evidence they have carefully marshaled for the reader. These include too ...
... institutional forms. Chapter 5 covers governmental roles and functions. Financing is reviewed in chapter 6, and in chapter 7 the principles and practices of quality assurance are presented. Chapter 8 is devoted xiv Preface.
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Chapter 3 Hospitals and Other Health Care Institutions | 63 |
Chapter 4 Primary and Ambulatory Care | 83 |
Chapter 5 Government and the Health Care System | 107 |
Chapter 6 Financing | 129 |
Chapter 7 Health Care System Performance | 167 |
Chapter 8 From Prepaid Group Medical Practice to Managed Care | 205 |
Chapter 9 Health Care Reform | 227 |
Epilogue | 263 |
List of Critical Reports on the US Health Care Delivery System 19272006 | 275 |
Sources of Data | 279 |
Glossary of Terms | 285 |
Index | 295 |