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. |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-5 من 57
... the structural and situational factors that 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; ...
... Care System Performance Introduction Quality of Health Care Population Health Outcomes Clinical Outcomes Clinical Effectiveness Patient Safety A Health Care Quality Improvement Example: Nosocomial Infections Organizations With Major ...
I hope that after you master its contents you will be part of the solution to reforming health care in the United States rather than just standing by the wayside—perhaps even working to improve access, improve quality and contain cost.
However, in practice, the more limited view of health usually guides the provision of health services and efforts to improve health status. As Young (1998) writes: “Indeed, the WHO definition is 'honored in repetition, ...
... health is a response to the physical and social environments in which the individual lives and is influenced by the individual's genetic inheritance, health behaviors are often seen as the best target for health improvement efforts.
ما يقوله الناس - كتابة مراجعة
المحتوى
1 | |
Chapter 2 Health Care Workforce | 31 |
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 |