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Introduction to Health Services

ISBN: 9780766836112 | 0766836118
Edition: 6th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 12/5/2001

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SummaryTable of Contents
Introduction to Health Services, 6E builds on a well established format written by nationally recognized authors with updated research and statistics. This revision reflects critical updates in health care finance, health care access, managed care, insurance, and home health.

The seventh edition of Introduction to Health Services builds upon its reputation as a classic book written by nationally recognized authors. This new edition addresses the increasing pressure to improve the efficiency of the nations health ca... MORE
PART ONE Overview of the Health Services System1(90)
Historical Evolution and Overview of Health Services in the United States
2(16)
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Overview of the Organization of Health Services in the United States
18(29)
Medicine and Technology
47(14)
Patterns of Illness and Disease and Access to Health Care
61(30)
PART TWO Financing and Structuring Health Care91(70)
Financing Health Services
92(32)
Managed Care: Restructuring the System
124(16)
Private Health Insurance and Employee Benefits
140(21)
PART THREE Providers of Health Services161(148)
The Evolution of Public Health: A Joint Public-Private Responsibility
162(15)
Ambulatory Health Care Services
177(25)
Hospitals and Health Systems
202(32)
The Continuum of Long-Term Care
234(46)
Mental Health Services
280(29)
PART FOUR Nonfinancial Resources for Health Care309(42)
Pharmaceuticals
310(16)
Health Care Professionals
326(25)
PART FIVE Assessing and Regulating Health Services351
Health Policy and the Politics of Health Care
352
Assessing and Improving Quality of Care
373
Ethical Issues in Public Health and Health Services
392

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