United States Health Care System, The: Combining Business, Health, and Delivery
ISBN: 9780131134140 | 0131134140
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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Written in an engaging, easy-to-follow style, this bookexposes the audienceto the breadth of the field of health care without overwhelming them with detail. This book is unique in that it combines a health perspective with a business perspective. Not only does itcarry a view of healthcare as an industry and business, facing the same problems all businesses face to maintain competitive advantage in the marketplace, but it also focuses on the delivery system, and addresses the perpetual tradeoff between access, quality, and cost of services.
| The us Health Care System: Combining Business, Health, and Delivery | |
| Preface | |
| Overview and Payment | |
| Health and Health Care in America: An Introduction | |
| The Business Side of Health Care | |
| The Payment Process: Insurance and Third Party Payers | |
| The Payment Process: Government Payment Programs | |
| Health Care Providers | |
| Health Care Providers... MORE | |
| Nurses | |
| Other Clinical Health Care Providers | |
| The Delivery Systems | |
| Primary Care: Health Care Providers Offices and Clinics | |
| Secondary Care: Hospitals | |
| Tertiary Care: The Long-term Care Continuum | |
| Mental Health Services: A Combination of Systems | |
| The Public Health System: The Governments Role | |
| Health Care Industry and Research | |
| Medical Technology and Pharmaceuticals | |
| Medical Research and Prevention | |
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