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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include too much spending for what we get in return; highly variable access by geography, economic status and other factors; lack of priority for public health and prevention; lack of full, or only partial, insurance coverage for many; ...
The history of and prospects for national health insurance and health care system reform in the United States are covered in chapter 9. I am pleased to acknowledge the support of my wife, Mrs. Chezna Newman, for this project.
(The health care workforce is covered in chapter 2, and managed care in chapter 8.) Health Care Facilities Of the institutions housing and caring for patients in bed (inpatients), acute care hospitals are the most numerous.
These elements, as important as they are, are not covered in any detail in this book. The Production of Health Care Workforce and Knowledge The scientific basis of every health care system is the fund of knowledge about health and ...
... number of institutions are receiving a “capitated” payment for each person, for which they agree to provide services as needed by that person. Financing mechanisms, expenditures, and methods of payment are covered in some detail.
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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 |