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Health care in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : organization, management, and policy / / Howard P Greenwald
| Health care in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : organization, management, and policy / / Howard P Greenwald |
| Autore | Greenwald Howard P |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 381 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 362.10973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GreenwaldHoward P |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical policy - United States
Medical economics - United States Medical care - United States |
| ISBN |
9786612549366
1-282-54936-7 0-470-57494-1 |
| Classificazione |
498.1
2010 F-773 W 84 AA1 362.10973 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795971303321 |
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Health care in the United States : organization, management, and policy / / Howard P Greenwald
| Health care in the United States : organization, management, and policy / / Howard P Greenwald |
| Autore | Greenwald Howard P |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 381 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 362.10973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical care - United States
Medical economics - United States Medical policy - United States |
| ISBN |
9786612549366
1-282-54936-7 0-470-57494-1 |
| Classificazione |
498.1
2010 F-773 W 84 AA1 362.10973 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Health Care in the United States: Organization, Management, and Policy -- CONTENTS -- TABLES AND FIGURES -- PREFACE -- THE AUTHOR -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART 1: THE SYSTEM AND ITS TASKS -- CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING HEALTH CARE -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- HEALTH CARE AS A NATIONAL CONCERN -- HEALTH CARE OBJECTIVES AND GOALS -- ESSENTIAL CHALLENGES IN HEALTH CARE -- PUBLIC TRUST AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS -- THREE PERSPECTIVES ON MANAGEMENT AND POLICY -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- CHAPTER 2: THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: FEATURES, DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTROVERSIES -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- THE U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM'S MAGNITUDE -- UNIQUENESS OF THE SYSTEM -- AMERICAN VALUES AND HEALTH CARE -- CONTROVERSIES IN U.S. HEALTH CARE -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- CHAPTER 3: MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS IN MODERN SOCIETY -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- CONCEPTIONS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE -- THE CAUSES OF DISEASE -- NONDISEASE THREATS TO HEALTH, FUNCTION, AND SURVIVAL -- EPIDEMIOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF THE DENOMINATOR -- HEALTH AND ILLNESS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY -- FUTURE THREATS TO HEALTH -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- CHAPTER 4: HUMAN BEHAVIOR, HEALTH, AND HEALTH CARE -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- THE BEHAVIORAL DIMENSION -- THE CONCEPT OF THE SICK ROLE -- HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR -- USE OF HEALTH SERVICES -- ADVERSE PATIENT BEHAVIOR -- HEALTH LITERACY AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE -- COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE -- CONSUMER PREFERENCES AND HEALTH CARE MARKETING -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- PART 2: MEANS OF DELIVERY -- CHAPTER 5: HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS IN HEALTH CARE -- HEALTH SERVICE INDUSTRY SECTORS -- AMBULATORY CARE ORGANIZATIONS -- THE HOSPITAL -- THE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION -- OTHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- CHAPTER 6: THE HEALTH CARE LABOR FORCE -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- HEALTH CARE LABOR FORCE ISSUES -- THE CONCEPT OF PROFESSIONALISM -- HISTORY, BACKGROUND, AND CHALLENGES IN THREE KEY FIELDS -- CLINICIANS AS MANAGERS -- THE HEALTH CARE LABOR FORCE: FACTS AND FIGURES -- LABOR FORCE DYNAMICS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS -- PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, OVERSIGHT, AND DISCIPLINE -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- CHAPTER 7: HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES, FINANCING, AND INSURANCE -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- HEALTH SERVICE FUNDING AND EXPENDITURES -- HEALTH CARE COSTS: A GLOBAL ISSUE -- COST ACCELERATORS IN THE UNITED STATES -- HEALTH INSURANCE -- ADDITIONAL INSURANCE CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY -- MEDICARE SPECIFICS AND ISSUES -- THE PROBLEM OF UNINSURANCE -- CONTINUING ISSUES -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- CHAPTER 8: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH -- PRINCIPLES OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN -- MODERN RESEARCH DESIGNS -- PROGRAM EVALUATION -- COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS -- THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF RESEARCH -- SCIENCE GONE WRONG: ERROR, DISTORTION, AND FRAUD -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- PART 3: PATHS FORWARD -- CHAPTER 9: IMPACT OF INNOVATION: UTILIZATION, COST, AND QUALITY OF CARE -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- HEALTH SERVICE INNOVATIONS: STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL -- INNOVATIONS AND HEALTH SERVICE OBJECTIVES -- OUTCOMES OF STRATEGIC INNOVATION I: SELECTIVE CONTRACTING -- OUTCOMES OF STRATEGIC INNOVATION II: COST SHARING -- OUTCOMES OF STRATEGIC INNOVATION III: MANAGED CARE -- OUTCOMES OF TACTICAL INNOVATIONS -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- CHAPTER 10: HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES. THE APPEAL OF PREVENTION -- THE SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE FOR PREVENTION -- PREVENTION IN PRACTICE -- CHALLENGES TO PREVENTION -- DOES PREVENTION SAVE MONEY? -- THE FUTURE: PREVENTION AND U.S. HEALTH CARE -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- CHAPTER 11: GOVERNMENT, POLICY, AND POLITICS IN HEALTH CARE -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES -- GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH CARE -- THE PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT -- THE MEANING OF PUBLIC POLICY -- POLITICS: THE DRIVER OF POLICY -- WINNING AND LOSING IN HEALTH CARE POLITICS: THREE CASE STUDIES -- LESSONS LEARNED -- THE CASE AGAINST GOVERNMENT IN HEALTH CARE -- KEY TERMS -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 12: CHOICES FOR THE FUTURE -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS TO CHANGE -- NON-U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS: CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED -- A SYSTEM TO BE EMULATED? CONCERNS ABOUT CANADA -- STATE-LEVEL INITIATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES -- RECENT HEALTH CARE REFORM EFFORTS -- FUTURE CONTROVERSIES AND OPTIONS -- KEY TERMS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- GLOSSARY -- NOTES -- INDEX. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819635603321 |
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Greenwald Howard P
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| San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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