The Cure [[electronic resource] ] : How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care |
Autore | Gratzer David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Encounter Books, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
Disciplina |
338.4/73621
338.473621 362.10973 |
Soggetto topico |
Capitalism -- Canada
Capitalism -- United States Capitalism Delivery of Health Care -- Canada Delivery of Health Care -- United States Health Care Reform -- Canada Health Care Reform -- United States Health insurance -- Canada Health insurance -- United States Medical care -- Cost control Medical economics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-80593-2
9786612805936 1-59403-279-3 1-59403-364-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Praise; Title Page; Dedication; Foreword; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Introduction; ONE - Dick Cheney's Heart; My Heart Surgery and Dick Cheney's; TWO - Two Days That Changed Health Care; The Beveridge Report; Overinsured in America; Why Does Health Care Cost So Much?; The Competition Problem; THREE - Nixon's Revenge; The Rise of HMOs; And the Fall; Why HMOs Failed; FOUR - The Third Way; Operating in the Dark (and an Alternative); A Step in the Right Direction; Responding to the Critics; Building a Market for Health Care; FIVE - Insuring America; What We All Know: 46 and 18
HillaryCare at WorkWhat to Do?; SIX - Mills' Revenge: Medicaid; A Formula for More; How Not to Reform Medicaid; Getting Serious about Medicaid Reform; SEVEN - Mills' Revenge II: Medicare; Medicare Modernization Act; The Four I's of Medicare; How Not to Reform Medicare; What Your Mailman Knows; How to Reform Medicare; EIGHT - Our Drug Problem; Importing a Bad Idea; Overinsured in America; Ever Cautious at the FDA; Faster Drug Approvals; Safer Drugs; NINE - The Hip That Changed History; The Government Temptation; The Best Health Care in the World (Unless You're Sick) My Waiting List Problem-and OursBritish and European Health Care; Isn't it better in a public system?; Public Systems, Market Reforms; TEN - The Three Keys; Making Health Insurance Portable; Shoring up Medicare; Creating a Market for Medical Progress; The Cure; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index; Copyright Page |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456613703321 |
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The Cure [[electronic resource] ] : How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care |
Autore | Gratzer David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Encounter Books, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
Disciplina |
338.4/73621
338.473621 362.10973 |
Soggetto topico |
Capitalism -- Canada
Capitalism -- United States Capitalism Delivery of Health Care -- Canada Delivery of Health Care -- United States Health Care Reform -- Canada Health Care Reform -- United States Health insurance -- Canada Health insurance -- United States Medical care -- Cost control Medical economics |
ISBN |
1-282-80593-2
9786612805936 1-59403-279-3 1-59403-364-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Praise; Title Page; Dedication; Foreword; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Introduction; ONE - Dick Cheney's Heart; My Heart Surgery and Dick Cheney's; TWO - Two Days That Changed Health Care; The Beveridge Report; Overinsured in America; Why Does Health Care Cost So Much?; The Competition Problem; THREE - Nixon's Revenge; The Rise of HMOs; And the Fall; Why HMOs Failed; FOUR - The Third Way; Operating in the Dark (and an Alternative); A Step in the Right Direction; Responding to the Critics; Building a Market for Health Care; FIVE - Insuring America; What We All Know: 46 and 18
HillaryCare at WorkWhat to Do?; SIX - Mills' Revenge: Medicaid; A Formula for More; How Not to Reform Medicaid; Getting Serious about Medicaid Reform; SEVEN - Mills' Revenge II: Medicare; Medicare Modernization Act; The Four I's of Medicare; How Not to Reform Medicare; What Your Mailman Knows; How to Reform Medicare; EIGHT - Our Drug Problem; Importing a Bad Idea; Overinsured in America; Ever Cautious at the FDA; Faster Drug Approvals; Safer Drugs; NINE - The Hip That Changed History; The Government Temptation; The Best Health Care in the World (Unless You're Sick) My Waiting List Problem-and OursBritish and European Health Care; Isn't it better in a public system?; Public Systems, Market Reforms; TEN - The Three Keys; Making Health Insurance Portable; Shoring up Medicare; Creating a Market for Medical Progress; The Cure; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index; Copyright Page |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780914203321 |
Gratzer David
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New York, : Encounter Books, 2009 | ||
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The Cure [[electronic resource] ] : How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care |
Autore | Gratzer David |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Encounter Books, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
Disciplina |
338.4/73621
338.473621 362.10973 |
Soggetto topico |
Capitalism -- Canada
Capitalism -- United States Capitalism Delivery of Health Care -- Canada Delivery of Health Care -- United States Health Care Reform -- Canada Health Care Reform -- United States Health insurance -- Canada Health insurance -- United States Medical care -- Cost control Medical economics |
ISBN |
1-282-80593-2
9786612805936 1-59403-279-3 1-59403-364-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Praise; Title Page; Dedication; Foreword; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Introduction; ONE - Dick Cheney's Heart; My Heart Surgery and Dick Cheney's; TWO - Two Days That Changed Health Care; The Beveridge Report; Overinsured in America; Why Does Health Care Cost So Much?; The Competition Problem; THREE - Nixon's Revenge; The Rise of HMOs; And the Fall; Why HMOs Failed; FOUR - The Third Way; Operating in the Dark (and an Alternative); A Step in the Right Direction; Responding to the Critics; Building a Market for Health Care; FIVE - Insuring America; What We All Know: 46 and 18
HillaryCare at WorkWhat to Do?; SIX - Mills' Revenge: Medicaid; A Formula for More; How Not to Reform Medicaid; Getting Serious about Medicaid Reform; SEVEN - Mills' Revenge II: Medicare; Medicare Modernization Act; The Four I's of Medicare; How Not to Reform Medicare; What Your Mailman Knows; How to Reform Medicare; EIGHT - Our Drug Problem; Importing a Bad Idea; Overinsured in America; Ever Cautious at the FDA; Faster Drug Approvals; Safer Drugs; NINE - The Hip That Changed History; The Government Temptation; The Best Health Care in the World (Unless You're Sick) My Waiting List Problem-and OursBritish and European Health Care; Isn't it better in a public system?; Public Systems, Market Reforms; TEN - The Three Keys; Making Health Insurance Portable; Shoring up Medicare; Creating a Market for Medical Progress; The Cure; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index; Copyright Page |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814963803321 |
Gratzer David
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New York, : Encounter Books, 2009 | ||
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Final Report [[electronic resource] ] : Evaluation of Tools and Metrics to Support Employer Selection of Health Plans |
Autore | Mattke Soeren |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
Disciplina |
368.38
368.38/200973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Van BusumKristin R
MartsolfGrant |
Soggetto topico |
Health insurance -- United States
Health maintenance organizations -- United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8330-8241-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background: The Role of Employers Under the National Quality Strategy; 1.2 Purpose of the Report; 2. Technical Approach; 2.1 Development of Conceptual Framework; 2.2 Environmental Scan; 2.3 Expert Panel Meeting; 2.4 Interviews with Employers and Business Coalition Representatives; 3. Conceptual Framework; 3.1 Understanding the Anatomy of a Health Plan; 3.2 Defining Care Processes for Measurement Purposes; 3.3 Defining Outcomes for Measurement Purposes
3.4 Measuring Quality of Health Care4. Provider-Facing Structural Characteristics of Health Plans; 4.1 Network Management; 4.2 Payment Arrangements; 5. Member-Facing Structural Characteristics of Health Plans; 5.1 Customer Service; 5.2 Cost-Sharing Provisions; 5.3 Care Management; Products and Services for Chronic Condition Management; Products and Services for Curative Care; Products and Services for Health Promotion; 5.4 Evaluation of Member-Facing Characteristics of Health Plans; 6. Process Measures; 6.1 Safe Practices; Definition; State of Measurement Science 6.2 Adherence to Evidence-Based Care GuidelinesDefinition; State of Measurement Science; 6.3 Overuse of Medical Services; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 6.4 Evaluation of Current State of Process Quality Measurement; 7. Outcomes Measures; 7.1 Medical Outcomes; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.2 Patient-Centeredness; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.3 Efficiency; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.4 Evaluation of Current State of Outcomes Measurement; 8. State of Practice in Employer Decisionmaking About Health Plans; 8.1 Information Sources Decision ToolsEmployer Coalitions; Benefits Consultants; Evaluation of Tools and Resources to Support Employer Decisionmaking; 8.2 Decision Criteria for Health Plan Selection; Cost Is the Primary Driver; Employers Aim to Ensure Network Adequacy; General Reputation of Plans Influences Purchasing Decisions; Quality of a Health Plan Is Rarely Factored Explicitly into Decisions; Quality-Enhancing Products and Services Are Considered Low Priority; 9. Conclusions; 9.1 Current State of Measurement Science; 9.2 Current State of Employer Decision Tools Regarding Quality of Care 9.3 Current State of Employer Decision Process for Quality of Care9.4 Implications for Research Agenda; Appendix A: Description of Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Glossary of Terms; Appendix B: Description of Search Strategies and Tools; Appendix C: Descriptions of Quality Measurement and Reporting Organizations; Appendix D: Descriptions of Quality Measurement and Reporting Organizations; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465376803321 |
Mattke Soeren
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Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2014 | ||
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Final Report [[electronic resource] ] : Evaluation of Tools and Metrics to Support Employer Selection of Health Plans |
Autore | Mattke Soeren |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
Disciplina |
368.38
368.38/200973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Van BusumKristin R
MartsolfGrant |
Soggetto topico |
Health insurance -- United States
Health maintenance organizations -- United States |
ISBN | 0-8330-8241-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background: The Role of Employers Under the National Quality Strategy; 1.2 Purpose of the Report; 2. Technical Approach; 2.1 Development of Conceptual Framework; 2.2 Environmental Scan; 2.3 Expert Panel Meeting; 2.4 Interviews with Employers and Business Coalition Representatives; 3. Conceptual Framework; 3.1 Understanding the Anatomy of a Health Plan; 3.2 Defining Care Processes for Measurement Purposes; 3.3 Defining Outcomes for Measurement Purposes
3.4 Measuring Quality of Health Care4. Provider-Facing Structural Characteristics of Health Plans; 4.1 Network Management; 4.2 Payment Arrangements; 5. Member-Facing Structural Characteristics of Health Plans; 5.1 Customer Service; 5.2 Cost-Sharing Provisions; 5.3 Care Management; Products and Services for Chronic Condition Management; Products and Services for Curative Care; Products and Services for Health Promotion; 5.4 Evaluation of Member-Facing Characteristics of Health Plans; 6. Process Measures; 6.1 Safe Practices; Definition; State of Measurement Science 6.2 Adherence to Evidence-Based Care GuidelinesDefinition; State of Measurement Science; 6.3 Overuse of Medical Services; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 6.4 Evaluation of Current State of Process Quality Measurement; 7. Outcomes Measures; 7.1 Medical Outcomes; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.2 Patient-Centeredness; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.3 Efficiency; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.4 Evaluation of Current State of Outcomes Measurement; 8. State of Practice in Employer Decisionmaking About Health Plans; 8.1 Information Sources Decision ToolsEmployer Coalitions; Benefits Consultants; Evaluation of Tools and Resources to Support Employer Decisionmaking; 8.2 Decision Criteria for Health Plan Selection; Cost Is the Primary Driver; Employers Aim to Ensure Network Adequacy; General Reputation of Plans Influences Purchasing Decisions; Quality of a Health Plan Is Rarely Factored Explicitly into Decisions; Quality-Enhancing Products and Services Are Considered Low Priority; 9. Conclusions; 9.1 Current State of Measurement Science; 9.2 Current State of Employer Decision Tools Regarding Quality of Care 9.3 Current State of Employer Decision Process for Quality of Care9.4 Implications for Research Agenda; Appendix A: Description of Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Glossary of Terms; Appendix B: Description of Search Strategies and Tools; Appendix C: Descriptions of Quality Measurement and Reporting Organizations; Appendix D: Descriptions of Quality Measurement and Reporting Organizations; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786514503321 |
Mattke Soeren
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Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2014 | ||
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Final Report [[electronic resource] ] : Evaluation of Tools and Metrics to Support Employer Selection of Health Plans |
Autore | Mattke Soeren |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
Disciplina |
368.38
368.38/200973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Van BusumKristin R
MartsolfGrant |
Soggetto topico |
Health insurance -- United States
Health maintenance organizations -- United States |
ISBN | 0-8330-8241-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background: The Role of Employers Under the National Quality Strategy; 1.2 Purpose of the Report; 2. Technical Approach; 2.1 Development of Conceptual Framework; 2.2 Environmental Scan; 2.3 Expert Panel Meeting; 2.4 Interviews with Employers and Business Coalition Representatives; 3. Conceptual Framework; 3.1 Understanding the Anatomy of a Health Plan; 3.2 Defining Care Processes for Measurement Purposes; 3.3 Defining Outcomes for Measurement Purposes
3.4 Measuring Quality of Health Care4. Provider-Facing Structural Characteristics of Health Plans; 4.1 Network Management; 4.2 Payment Arrangements; 5. Member-Facing Structural Characteristics of Health Plans; 5.1 Customer Service; 5.2 Cost-Sharing Provisions; 5.3 Care Management; Products and Services for Chronic Condition Management; Products and Services for Curative Care; Products and Services for Health Promotion; 5.4 Evaluation of Member-Facing Characteristics of Health Plans; 6. Process Measures; 6.1 Safe Practices; Definition; State of Measurement Science 6.2 Adherence to Evidence-Based Care GuidelinesDefinition; State of Measurement Science; 6.3 Overuse of Medical Services; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 6.4 Evaluation of Current State of Process Quality Measurement; 7. Outcomes Measures; 7.1 Medical Outcomes; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.2 Patient-Centeredness; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.3 Efficiency; Definition; State of Measurement Science; 7.4 Evaluation of Current State of Outcomes Measurement; 8. State of Practice in Employer Decisionmaking About Health Plans; 8.1 Information Sources Decision ToolsEmployer Coalitions; Benefits Consultants; Evaluation of Tools and Resources to Support Employer Decisionmaking; 8.2 Decision Criteria for Health Plan Selection; Cost Is the Primary Driver; Employers Aim to Ensure Network Adequacy; General Reputation of Plans Influences Purchasing Decisions; Quality of a Health Plan Is Rarely Factored Explicitly into Decisions; Quality-Enhancing Products and Services Are Considered Low Priority; 9. Conclusions; 9.1 Current State of Measurement Science; 9.2 Current State of Employer Decision Tools Regarding Quality of Care 9.3 Current State of Employer Decision Process for Quality of Care9.4 Implications for Research Agenda; Appendix A: Description of Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Glossary of Terms; Appendix B: Description of Search Strategies and Tools; Appendix C: Descriptions of Quality Measurement and Reporting Organizations; Appendix D: Descriptions of Quality Measurement and Reporting Organizations; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812642803321 |
Mattke Soeren
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Summary of Code Red [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Reader Capitol |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cork, : Primento Digital, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (21 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Ethics, Medical -- United States
Health care reform -- United States Health insurance -- United States Medical care -- United States Medical economics -- United States |
ISBN | 2-511-00044-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Title page; Book Presentation; Book Abstract; About the Author; Important Note About This Ebook; Summary of Code Red (David Dranove); PART ONE: DIAGNOSING THE CONDITION; An Accidental Health Care System; Paging Doctor Welby; The Managed Care Prescription; National Health Care; PART TWO: SEARCHING FOR CURES; Self Help; Sharing the Expense; The Quality Revolution; State Programs; Reviving the American Healthcare System; Buy the Book; About the Summary Publisher; Copyright |
Altri titoli varianti |
Summary
Summary of Code Red |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163972903321 |
Reader Capitol
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Summary of The Cure [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Reader Capitol |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cork, : Primento Digital, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (22 p.) |
Disciplina |
338.4
338.473621 |
Soggetto topico |
Capitalism -- Canada
Capitalism -- United States Capitalism Health insurance -- Canada Health insurance -- United States Medical care -- Cost control Medical economics |
ISBN | 2-511-00193-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | About the Summary PublisherCopyright |
Altri titoli varianti |
Summary
Summary of The Cure |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910165005903321 |
Reader Capitol
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Cork, : Primento Digital, 2013 | ||
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