1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBSON0003149

Autore

Sabbatucci, Giovanni

Titolo

Storia / A. Giardina, G. Sabbatucci, V. Vidotto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma ; Bari, : Laterza

Descrizione fisica

v. ; 24 cm.

Altri autori (Persone)

Giardina, Andrea

Vidotto, Vittorio

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457848103321

Autore

Stoller Paul

Titolo

Sensuous scholarship [[electronic resource] /] / Paul Stoller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia [Pa.], : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1997

ISBN

1-283-21197-1

9786613211972

0-8122-0313-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Contemporary ethnography

Disciplina

305.8/001

Soggetti

Ethnology - Methodology

Ethnology - Philosophy

Sensuality

Songhai (African people) - Religion

Songhai (African people) - History

Songhai (African people) - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-159) and index.

Filmography: p. 161.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Embodied practices -- pt. 2. Body and memory -- pt. 3. Embodied representations.

Sommario/riassunto

Among the Songhay of Mali and Niger, who consider the stomach the seat of personality, learning is understood not in terms of mental activity but in bodily terms. Songhay bards study history by "eating the words of the ancestors," and sorcerers learn their art by ingesting particular substances, by testing their flesh with knives, by mastering pain and illness.In Sensuous Scholarship Paul Stoller challenges contemporary social theorists and cultural critics who—using the notion of embodiment to critique Eurocentric and phallocentric predispositions in scholarly thought—consider the body primarily as a text that can be read and analyzed. Stoller argues that this attitude is in itself Eurocentric and is particularly inappropriate for anthropologists, who often work in societies in which the notion of text, and textual interpretation, is foreign.Throughout Sensuous Scholarship Stoller argues for the importance of understanding the "sensuous epistemologies" of many non-Western societies so that we can better understand the societies themselves and what their epistemologies have to teach us about human experience in general.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821772403321

Autore

Robinson James C (James Claude), <1953->

Titolo

Purchasing medical innovation : the right technology, for the right patient, at the right price / / James C. Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-520-96081-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Medical technology - Cost control

Medical innovations - Cost control

Medical care, Cost of

Medical care - Cost control

Health care reform

Health insurance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Regulatory Access to the Market -- 2. Insurance Coverage and Reimbursement -- 3. Methods of Payment for Medical Technology -- 4. The Hospital as Purchaser -- 5. Organizational Capabilities for Technology Purchasing -- 6. The Patient as Purchaser -- 7. Implications for the Medical Technology Industry -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Innovation in medical technology generates a remarkable supply of new drugs, devices, and diagnostics that improve health, reduce risks, and extend life. But these technologies are too often used on the wrong patient, in the wrong setting, or at an unaffordable price. The only way to moderate the growth in health care costs without undermining the dynamic of medical innovation is to improve the process of assessing, pricing, prescribing, and using new technologies. Purchasing Medical Innovation analyzes the contemporary revolution in the purchasing of health care technology, with a focus on the roles of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medicare and private health insurers, physicians



and hospitals, and consumers themselves. The FDA is more thoroughly assessing product performance under real-world conditions as well as in laboratory settings, accelerating the path to market for breakthroughs while imposing use controls on risky products. Insurers are improving their criteria for coverage and designing payment methods that reward efficiency in the selection of new treatments. Hospitals are aligning adoption of complex supplies and equipment more closely with physicians' preferences for the best treatment for their patients. Consumers are becoming more engaged and financially accountable for their health care choices. This book describes both the strengths and deficiencies of the current system of purchasing and highlights opportunities for buyers, sellers, and users to help improve the value of medical technology: better outcomes at lower cost.