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Delivering health care in America : a systems approach / Leiyu Shi, Douglas A. Singh.
Holman Biotech Commons RA395.A3 S485 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shi, Leiyu.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical care--United States.
- Medical care.
- United States.
- Medical policy--United States.
- Medical policy.
- Delivery of Health Care.
- Health Policy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Delivery of Health Care.
- United States.
- Health Policy.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 634 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2012]
- Summary:
- Shi (public health, Johns Hopkins U.) and Singh (business and economics, Indiana U. South Bend) provide students with an overview of the structures and operations of the US health system. They discuss its foundations and evolution; professional, technological, and financial resources; processes, care, and facilities; and outcomes in cost, access, quality, and policy. This edition places health care delivery in the context of current reforms and includes new ideas such as the medical home concept and initiatives such as Healthy People 2010, reform in other countries, high-deductible health plans, the state of employment-based insurance, patient-centered care, primary care, and expanded sections on health care professionals, chronic diseases, vulnerable populations, and clinical guidelines. It has a rewritten chapter on the future of health services delivery, updates on major issues in the health care workforce, and summaries of the main insurance provisions of the new reforms. Data has been updated throughout. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- A distinctive system of health care delivery
- Beliefs, values, and health
- The evolution of health services in the United States
- Health services professionals
- Medical technology
- Health services financing
- Outpatient and primary care services
- Inpatient facilities and services
- Managed care and integrated organizations
- Long-term care
- Health services for special populations
- Cost, access, and quality
- Health policy
- The future of health services delivery.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781449626501
- 1449626505
- OCLC:
- 720560509
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