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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460005503321

Autore

Healey Bernard J. <1947->

Titolo

Introduction to health care services : foundations and challenges / / Bernard J. Healey, Tina M. Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-118-45015-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (478 p.)

Disciplina

368.38/2

Soggetti

Medical care - United States

Health care reform - United States

Public health administration - United States

Medical economics - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Figures, Tables, and Exhibits; Introduction; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; About the Contributors; Part One Overview of Health Care Service Delivery; Chapter 1 An Overview of Health Care Delivery in the United States; Health Care Costs; Health Care Access; Health Levels and Outcomes; Health Care Quality; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 2 The Forces of Change in Health Care; Consequences of Forty Years of Health Care Cost Escalation; Health Care Reform; Summary; Discussion Questions; Part Two The Major Players in Health Care Services

Chapter 3 Providers of Health Care ServicesPrimary Care Physicians and Primary Care Assistants; Specialty Care Providers; Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants; Mental Health Care Providers; Nurses; Radiologic and Imaging Professionals; Allied Health Rehabilitation Professionals; Collaboration in Health Care; Employment Trends in the Health Care Sector; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 4 Hospitals; History of Hospitals; Management of Hospitals; Quality and Safety in Hospitals; Magnet Recognition Program;



Challenges and the Future; Summary; Discussion Questions

Chapter 5 Ambulatory Care ServicesHistory of Ambulatory Care Services; Reasons for the Expansion of Ambulatory Care; Hospital-Based Ambulatory Care; Non-Hospital-Based Ambulatory Care; Primary Care Management; Home Health Care Services; Hospice Services; Quality Assurance in Ambulatory Care; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 6 Health Insurance and Payment for Health Care Services; Basics of U.S. Health Insurance; History of Health Insurance; How Health Insurance Markets Work; Health Insurance Providers; Reimbursement for Health Care Providers

Why Health Insurance Is Such a Huge Problem in the United StatesCreative Destruction of Health Insurance; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 7 Managed Care; Concepts of Managed Health Care; History of Managed Health Care; Types of Managed Care Plans; Managed Care Utilization Control; Managed Care Quality Issues; Managed Care and Prevention of Disease; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Future of Managed Health Care; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 8 Long-Term Care; The Aging of Americans; History of Long-Term Care; Organization of Long-Term Care

Payment for Long-Term Care ServicesChronic Diseases and Their Complications; Challenges for Long-Term Care in the Future; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 9 Mental Health Care; History of Mental Health; The Role of Stress; Types of Mental Illnesses; Mental Health Care Providers; Mental Health Parity; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 10 Public Health Services; History of Public Health; Structure of Public Health Departments; Determinants of Health; Core Functions of Public Health; Epidemiology and Public Health; Population-Based Health; Public Health Leadership

Future of Public Health

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive guide to the structure, synergy, and challenges in U.S. health care delivery Introduction to Health Care Services: Foundations and Challenges offers new insights into the most important sectors of the United States' health care industry and the many challenges the future holds. Designed to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of the system, this textbook covers the many facets of health care delivery and details the interaction of health, environments, organizations, populations, and the health professions. Written by authors with decades of experience teaching