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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... improve or maintain the health status of vulnerable populations ; ( 2 ) determining the factors that lead to public support for policies that improve or maintain population health ; and ( 3 ) providing information to vulnerable ...
... Improvement Example : Nosocomial Infections 175 Organizations With Major Influence on Health Care Quality 180 Equity of Health Care 189 Equity and the Quality of Health Care 189 Equity and Access to Health Care 190 Efficiency of Health ...
... improve access, improve quality and contain cost. ANTHONY R. KOVNER, PHD Professor of Health Policy and Management New York University/Wagner School of Public Service Editor-in-Chief, Jonas-Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United ...
... improve health status. As Young (1998) writes: “Indeed, the WHO definition is 'honored in repetition, rarely in application.' Health may become so inclusive that virtually all human endeavors, including the pursuit of happiness, are ...
... improvement efforts . For example , the emphasis of Healthy People 2010 ( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , 2000 ) , which is the U.S. nationwide health promotion and disease prevention agenda Introduction 5 LO.
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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 |