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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... Organization of Health Care Services 8 Health Care System Management 8 Health Care System Performance 8 U.S. Health Care System 9 Components of the Health Care System 10 Organization of Health Care Services 13 Types of Health Services ...
... Organization Department of Health and Human Services Doctor of Osteopathy Department of Defense Diagnosis-Related Group Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Assistance Program Emergency Department Emergency Medical Service (or System) ...
... Organization Health Resources and Services Administration Integrated Delivery System Individual or Independent Practice Association Independent Practice Organization Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Liaison ...
... Health Service VA —— Veterans Administration WHO —— World Health Organization WIC —— Women, Infants, and Children (federal nutrition program) This page intentionally left blank Chapter 1 Introduction A colleague Abbreviations xix.
... organizations (HMOs), “When you've seen one HMO, you've seen one HMO.” The same could be said of the health care ... organization of the system and the expected outcomes may differ among countries and among cultures. Let us consider ...
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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 |