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UNINA9910792442003321 |
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Autore |
Barton Phoebe Lindsey |
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Titolo |
Understanding the U.S. health services system / / Phoebe Lindsey Barton |
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Chicago, Illinois : , : Health Administration Press |
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Arlington, Virginia : , : Association of University Programs in Health Administration, , [2010] |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-56793-519-2 |
1-4416-3892-X |
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Edizione |
[Fourth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxxi, 569 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medical care - United States |
Medical policy - United States |
Medical economics - United States |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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Introduction to the U.S. health services system -- An overview of the U.S. health services system and its users -- Access to health services -- Organization of the U.S. health services system -- Management of the U.S. health services system -- Health insurance : the major financing mechanism for the U.S. health services system -- Financing the U.S. health services system -- The health services workforce -- Hospitals -- Biomedical research, health services technology, and technology assessment -- Overview of the U.S. health services delivery system -- Health promotion and disease prevention -- Primary care -- Secondary care -- Long-term care -- Tertiary care -- Palliative care -- The care of special populations and special disorders -- The health services delivery system : how managed care has influenced delivery -- Issues in quality of care -- Epilogue. |
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