The U.S. Health System Origins and Functions
ISBN: 9781418052980 | 1418052981
Edition: 6thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 1/1/2010
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THE U.S. HEALTH SYSTEM offers both a historical and current perspective of the delivery of health care in the United States. You will learn about the origins of our health system, the forces that have influenced its change, and how the system has responded to those forces of change to become what it is today. Key topics include costs, financing and access to health care, as well as a look at the various systems for delivering health care. Reform efforts are also discussed and new chapters on information management systems, health status and hea... MORE
| Preface | p. v |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The External Environment of Health Care Delivery | p. 5 |
| Health Care Costs | p. 6 |
| Paying for Health Care Services | p. 26 |
| Health Status and Health Care Utilization | p. 55 |
| Medical Education | p. 74 |
| The Internal Environment of Health Care Delivery | p. 97 |
| Professions in Health Care | p. 98 |
| Ambu... MORE | p. 121 |
| Hospitals | p. 141 |
| Mentai Health Services | p. 167 |
| Long-Term Care | p. 178 |
| Public Health-The Health of the Community | p. 195 |
| The Challenging Health Care Environment | p. 213 |
| Information Management Systems | p. 214 |
| Current Issues in Health Care Delivery | p. 223 |
| Appendix Acronyms in Common Use | p. 231 |
| Glossary | p. 234 |
| Index | p. 240 |
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