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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... Basis of Government Authority in Health Care 111 The Health Care Functions of Government 112 The Legislative Branch 112 The Judiciary 113 The Executive Branch 113 Provision of Personal Health Services 113 Provision of Community Health ...
... basis of every health care system is the fund of knowledge about health and disease, as well as the understanding of how to apply that knowl- edge to prevention and treatment through various interventions. A vast store of knowledge has ...
... basis . Under managed care , an increasing number of the latter group of health care professionals is receiving at least a portion of their incomes . under a “ capitation ” payment system ( see chapter 6 ) . In the past , U.S. health ...
... basis of a private, direct (usually unwritten) contract between physi- cian and patient. Under managed care, a managed care organization (MCO), usually for-profit (Dudley & Luft, 2001; Fubini, 1996; Smits, 2002), contracts with patients ...
... basis has in- creased. This is especially true for younger physicians. Among the reasons for this mode of employment that younger physicians find attractive are receiving a regular income and comprehensive fringe benefits; the provision ...
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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 |