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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... Definition Categories of Nurses and Nursing Education From Nursing Shortage to Nursing Oversupply, and Back Again Nurses in Expanded Roles Physician Assistants Health Care Workforce Outside the Hospital and Physician Office Conclusions ...
... Definition More Questions, More Definitional Complications Integrated Delivery Systems Managed Care Today Some Policy Issues in Managed Care Why Managed Care Developed When It Did The Future Health Care Reform Introduction History of ...
... defined role for the recipients of health care services: for example, the “sick role” as defined by Parsons (1951), which posits the rights and obligations of sick persons in Western societies. And the sum of all the institutions and ...
... definition of health is the one developed by the World Health Organization (WHO): “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” It was adopted in 1946 and has ...
... definition of health beyond morbidity, mortality, and disability to include sense of well-being, ability to adapt to change, and social functioning. However, in practice, the more limited view of health usually guides the provision of ...
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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 |