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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... population health are determined by many factors, only one of which is health care. It is generally accepted that the determinants of health include genetic inheritance, the physical environment—natural and built—and the social ...
... population. 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 ...
... population. There are three major means by which money is transferred from consumers to providers for the delivery of health services: (1) via government (in 2003, over 46% of total expenditures), (2) via “insurance”1 Introduction 11.
... population subgroup, to engage in public and political education and advocacy, and to carry out certain tasks at the behest of governmental agencies. Like corporations, in order to stay in business voluntary agencies must take in more ...
... health services for individuals (personal health services) and population groups (community health services).2 To distinguish the personal from other parts 16 An Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System Types of Health Services.
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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 |