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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821930503321

Titolo

Jonas & Kovner's health care delivery in the United States / / Anthony R. Kovner, James R. Knickman, editors ; Victoria D. Weisfeld, managing editor ; Steven Jonas, founding editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c2011

ISBN

1-283-13710-0

9786613137104

0-8261-0688-9

Edizione

[10th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (442 p.)

Collana

Health Care Delivery in the United States (Jonas & Kovner's)

Altri autori (Persone)

KovnerAnthony R

KnickmanJames

JonasSteven

WeisfeldVictoria D

Disciplina

362.10973

Soggetti

Medical care - 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

The current U.S. health care system / Anthony R. Kovner and James R. Knickman -- Health policy and health reform / Michael S. Sparer -- Health care financing / James R. Knickman -- Comparative health systems / Bianca K. Frogner, Hugh R. Waters, and Gerard F. Anderson -- Population health / Pamela Russo -- Public health: policy, practice, and perceptions / Laura C. Leviton, Scott D. Rhodes, and Carol S. Chang -- Health and behavior / Tracy Orleans and Elaine F. Cassidy -- Access to care / John Billings, Joel C. Cantor, and Chelsea Clinton -- Organization of medical care / Carol A. Caronna and Michael K. Ong -- Integrative models and performance / Douglas McCarthy -- High quality health care / Carolyn Clancy and Robert Lloyd -- Health care costs and value / Herbert P. White -- Comparative effectiveness / Amir Satvat and Jessica Leight -- Governance, management, and accountability / Anthony R. Kovner -- Health workforce / Richard Scheffler and Joanne Spetz -- Health information technology / Roger Kropf -- The future of health care delivery in the United States / James R. Knickman and Anthony R. Kovner.



Sommario/riassunto

""[A]n excellent introductory text for the study of this subject Professionals already practicing in health care delivery, health services research, or health policy will find this a handy and up-to-date reference with encyclopedic breadth.... Both groups will find ample resources for continuing education and will likely return to this text for quick reference for years to come."". S. Ryan Greysen , MDJAMA. (From a review of the previous edition). ""This new edition brings order to the subject as well as a nuanced discussion of the systems complexities. The text is an important addition to a h