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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... example, numerous studies over the past 20 years have found that people who are isolated or disengaged from others have a higher risk of premature death. Also, research has found that survival of cardiovascular disease events and stroke ...
... Examples of primary prevention include the use of automobile seat belts, condom use, skin protection from ultraviolet light, and tobacco-use cessation programs. Secondary prevention is concerned with reducing the burden of existing ...
... example, there is no national Ministry of Health or its equivalent playing a central role in either the operation or the financing of health services. In the other industrialized countries, even if a ministry does not operate the health ...
... example, by ownership, size, function, and average length of patient stay. There are three principal types of ownership: government (federal, state, and local); private, not-for-profit (also called voluntary); and private, for-profit ...
... example, nurses and other hospital employees, are paid by salary. Traditionally, private health care practitioners, such as physicians, dentists, chiropractors, and psychotherapists, have been paid on a fee-for-service basis. Under ...
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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 |