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Autore |
Greenwald Howard P |
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Titolo |
Health care in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : organization, management, and policy / / Howard P Greenwald |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-54936-7 |
9786612549366 |
0-470-57494-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (400 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medical policy - United States |
Medical economics - United States |
Medical care - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Health Care in the United States: Organization, Management, and Policy; CONTENTS; TABLES AND FIGURES; PREFACE; THE AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART 1: THE SYSTEM AND ITS TASKS; CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING HEALTH CARE; CHAPTER 2: THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: FEATURES, DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTROVERSIES; CHAPTER 3: MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS IN MODERN SOCIETY; CHAPTER 4: HUMAN BEHAVIOR, HEALTH, AND HEALTH CARE; PART 2: MEANS OF DELIVERY; CHAPTER 5: HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS; CHAPTER 6: THE HEALTH CARE LABOR FORCE; CHAPTER 7: HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES, FINANCING, AND INSURANCE |
CHAPTER 8: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATIONPART 3: PATHS FORWARD; CHAPTER 9: IMPACT OF INNOVATION: UTILIZATION, COST, AND QUALITY OF CARE; CHAPTER 10: HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION; CHAPTER 11: GOVERNMENT, POLICY, AND POLITICS IN HEALTH CARE; CHAPTER 12: CHOICES FOR THE FUTURE; GLOSSARY; NOTES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Health Care in the United States combines an explanation of population health with a comprehensive introduction to health services delivery. |
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The author, an expert on health care policy and management, shows how the U.S. health services system is organized, managed, financed, and evaluated. Filled with numerous examples and tables, this important resource illustrates key concepts, trends, and features of the system. It places special emphasis on recent health care reform legislation and its implications for the future. Health Care in the United States reviews the historical origins of |
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