The forensic case files : diagnosing and treating the pathologies of the American health system / / David Barton Smith
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| Autore: |
Smith David Barton
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| Titolo: |
The forensic case files : diagnosing and treating the pathologies of the American health system / / David Barton Smith
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| Pubblicazione: | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.10973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Public health - United States |
| Medical care - United States | |
| Health services administration - United States | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ch. 1. Introduction : fixing healthcare in the United States -- ch. 2. Governance : who's in charge? Case 1 : HealthEast and the misplaced mission of a voluntary system. Case 2 : the AHERF bankruptcy : failure of board oversight -- ch. 3. The medical staff : villains or victims? Case 3 : the mysterious death of a mobile infirmary medical staff member. Case 4 : South Park Hospital and the limits of medical staff oversight -- ch. 4. Nursing : where is it going and why does it never get there? Case 5 : why did Franklin go bankrupt? Case 6 : how should healthcare organizations respond to the nursing "shortage" -- ch. 5. Financing : how gold rules. Case 7. Len Abramson and U.S. healthcare - by Robert Uris. Case 8. The office of medical assistance and HealthChoices -- ch. 6. The market : why it doesn't work - or does it? Case 9. Concierge medicine. Case 10. Barix clinics : the case of the focused fat factory. Case 11. The gift of the heart -- ch. 7. Forecasting trends and repackaging the future. Case 12. Globalization, Bansal and the internet prescription bust. Case 13. Aging, Klaassen and the killer application -- ch. 8. Diagnosing and treating the pathologies of the U.S. health system. Case 14. Pottstown Hospital's conversion foundation. Case 15. State and federal healthcare reform initiatives : from Rendell to Obama. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book provides a unique insight into the US health system - a growing industry and an increasing focus of public concern. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The forensic case files |
| ISBN: | 1-282-75758-X |
| 9786612757587 | |
| 981-283-838-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816638803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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