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 used to deliver health care. The United States and its peer nations have similar economies and abilities to finance their health care systems. However, as we will discuss, there are very real differences between the United ...
... Organization of Health Care Services The five elements of the system—facilities, workforce, suppliers of therapeutics, knowledge, and money—are organized to produce health services. The forms and proportionate role of each differ among ...
... organization that pays for health care at the personal, institutional, and community-wide levels. In the United States, the health care system is highly decentralized and fragmented. Its role and function focus significantly on ...
... Organization of Health Care Services The components of a health care system are organized into health services programs. The forms and proportionate role of each program differ among national systems. In the United States, as in most ...
... organizations, for example, the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), the American Public Health Association (APHA), the American Hospital ...
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Chapter 2 Health Care Workforce | 31 |
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 |