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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... Primary Definitions Teaching Hospitals Some Historical Background Primary Data Sources Some Numbers Overall 63 65 65 67 67 68 Distribution and Relative Bed Supply Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients 69 69 Hospital Structure ...
... 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 89 89 89 ...
... primary social value is that the principal purpose of the U.S. health care delivery system , taking precedence over any other purpose , should be to meet and serve the health care needs of the American people . If other purposes , such ...
... primary means of dealing with the problems of health and disease, there are also certain similarities in the basic structures and organization used to deliver health care. The United States and its peer nations have similar economies ...
... primary , secondary , and tertiary . Fos and Fine ( 2000 ) define these terms as follows : " Primary prevention is concerned with eliminating risk factors for a disease . Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and treatment 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 |