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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808711803321

Autore

Roth William F

Titolo

Comprehensive healthcare for the U.S : an idealized model / / William F. Roth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL, : CRC Press, c2010

ISBN

0-429-24639-0

1-4398-2956-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Disciplina

362.1/0425

Soggetti

Medical policy - United States

Medical care - United States

Health care reform - United States

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 (p. 145-148) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The current U.S. healthcare "mess" -- Structure and decision making model in an idealized healthcare network -- Network financial model -- Network universal information system -- Professional education -- Dealing with malpractice.

Sommario/riassunto

Three years in its creation, Comprehensive Healthcare for the U.S.: An Idealized Model brings together contributions from physicians, nurses, administrators, and social workers from around the globe to critically examine the mire of excellent technical quality and inefficient delivery that has become the United States healthcare system. Written by award-winning author William Roth, the book systematically explores the key elements that must be part of any comprehensive model. Roth examines facility network and staffing patterns. He looks at approaches to decis