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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... HEALTH. CARE. SYSTEMS. Components of Health Care Systems All health care systems have five major components: the facilities where ... Care Systems Organization of Health Care Services Health Care System Management Health Care System ...
... HEALTH. CARE. SYSTEM. We now turn to a brief overview of the U.S. health care system. In many ways, the U.S. health care system is similar to that in countries where the allopathic medical model predominates. Yet it is also unique among ...
... Health Care System Health Care Workforce In 2004, about 13.8 million people worked in the health care system (NCHS, 2005, Table 104). As of 2001, the largest groups were nurses, physicians, pharmacists, dentists, and physical therapists ...
... health commodity is pharmaceuticals (see Strongin, 2002). These elements, as important as they are, are not covered in any detail in this book. The Production of Health Care Workforce and Knowledge The scientific basis of every health care ...
... services that it operates directly and services patients receive from independent providers. In this case, government is a “third-party payer” (counting ... service is one given directly to 12 An Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System.
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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 |