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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... Chapter 1 Introduction Health and Health Care What Is Health? Determinants of Health Health Care as a Determinant of ... Chapter 2 Health Care Workforce 31 Overview 31 Physicians 32 Some Historical Background 32 Licensure Physician ...
... Chapter 3 Hospitals and Other Health Care Institutions Introduction 63 63 Primary Definitions Teaching Hospitals Some Historical Background Primary Data Sources Some Numbers Overall 63 65 65 67 67 68 Distribution and Relative Bed Supply ...
... Chapter 4 Primary and Ambulatory Care Primary Care 83 83 Introduction 83 Functions 85 Brief Historical Background 86 Primary Care Workforce Primary Care and the Health Care Delivery System 87 88 Ambulatory Care Definitions Utilization ...
... Chapter 6 Financing 129 Introduction 129 How Much Is Spent 130 Where the Money Comes From , Within the System 132 Private Health Insurance 133 Out - of - Pocket Expenditures 134 Government Spending 134 Where the Money Goes 139 and ...
... Chapter 8 From Prepaid Group Medical Practice to Managed Care 205 Introduction 205 Group Medical Practice 207 Introduction 207 Prepaid Group Practice 208 From PGP to HMO Health Maintenance Organizations Definitions HMOs , Entering the ...
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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 |