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Jonas & Kovner's health care delivery in the United States / Anthony R. Kovner, James R. Knickman editors ; Steven Jonas founding editor.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Jonas, Steven.
Kovner, Anthony R.
Knickman, James.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medical care--United States.
Medical care.
United States.
Delivery of Health Care.
Health Services.
Health Services Accessibility.
Medical Subjects:
Delivery of Health Care.
United States.
Health Services.
Health Services Accessibility.
Physical Description:
xxxi, 753 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Edition:
Eighth edition.
Other Title:
Jonas and Kovner's health care delivery in the United States
Jonas and Kovner's healthcare delivery in the United States
Health care delivery in the United States
Healthcare delivery in the United States
Place of Publication:
New York : Springer Pub. Co., [2005]
Summary:
How do we understand and also assess the health care of America? Where is health care provided? What are the characteristics of those institutions which provide it? Over the short term, how are changes in health care provisions affecting the health of the population, the cost of care, and access to care?
Health Care Delivery in the United States, 8th Edition discusses these and other core issues in the field. Under the editorship of Dr. Kovner and with the addition of Dr. James Knickman, Senior VP of Evaluation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, leading thinkers and practitioners in the field examine how medical knowledge creates new health care services. Emerging and recurrent issues from wide perspectives of health policy and public health are also discussed.
With an easy-to-understand format and a focus on the major core challenges of the delivery of health care, this is the textbook of choice for course work in health care, the handbook for administrators and policymakers, and the standard for in-service training programs.
Contents:
Overview: the state of health care delivery in the United States / Anthony R. Kovner and James R. Knickman
Measuring health status / Mary Ann Chiasson and Steven Jonas
Financing for health care / Kelly A. Hunt and James R. Knickman
Public health: policy, practice, and perceptions / Laura C. Leviton and Scott D. Rhodes
The role of government in U.S. health care / Michael S. Sparer
A comparative analysis of health systems in wealthy nations / Victor G. Rodwin
Acute care / Marc N. Gourevitch, Carol A. Caronna, and Gary Kalkut
Chronic care / Gerard Anderson and James R. Knickman
Long-term care / Penny Hollander Feldman, Pamela Nadash, and Michal D. Gursen
Health-related behaviors / C. Tracy Orleans and Elaine F. Cassidy
Pharmaceuticals and medical devices / Robin J. Strongin and Ron Geigle
The health care workforce / Carol S. Brewer
Information management / Roger Kropf
Governance, management, and accountability / Anthony R. Kovner
The complexity of health care quality / Douglas S. Wakefield and Bonnie J. Wakefield
Access to care / John Billings and Joel C. Cantor
Cost containment / Steven A. Finkler
Futures in health care / John R. Lumpkin.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0826120873
0826120881
OCLC:
58533857

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