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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... medicine.” It is also called allopathic medicine after the medical faction (allopaths) that gained dominance in the 19th century over groups including homeopaths, chiropractors, and osteopaths (Starr, 1982). Among the countries that ...
... Medicine, 1999). Social Environment Sociodemographic characteristics, particularly race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, are associated with significant variations in health status and risk for health problems. There is a large ...
... medicine chest for self-use. Large plants or mines may maintain a staff of physicians and nurses who perform preplacement and periodic health examinations, treat any work-related illnesses, disabilities, or injuries, and may engage in ...
... Medicine, 2000; Rossi & Freeman, 1993). A good deal of academic program evaluation is carried out. For a variety of public policy reasons, however, not the least of which is the absence of any national health care system or national ...
... Medicine, 2001). In general terms, this kind of quality assessment is performed through the conduct of research that compares the clinical outcomes of providers, institutions, treatments, and procedures, and then translates these ...
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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 |