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Health care USA : understanding its organization and delivery / Harry A. Sultz, Kristina M. Young.
Holman Biotech Commons RA395.A3 S897 2001
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Pennsylvania Hospital Library W 84 AA1 S96h 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sultz, Harry A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical care--United States.
- Medical care.
- United States.
- Medical policy--United States.
- Medical policy.
- Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration.
- Health Policy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration.
- United States.
- Health Policy.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Gaithersburg, MD : Aspen Publishers, 2001.
- Summary:
- An essential text for providing an overview of the professional, political, social, and economic forces that shape the U.S. health care system. Health Care USA, Third Edition offers a clear overview of the health care industry and the issues confronting it. The Third Edition will discuss how economic disincentives or reimbursement limitations are changing treatment priorities; includes a new chapter entitled "Hospitals: Origin, Organization and Future"; explore the impact of the Balanced Budget Act and the prospective payment system on long term care; highlight the issue of ethics in public health, and much more. Web based instructional support materials will be available.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0834219123
- OCLC:
- 45556157
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