Assessing health care reform / / Committee on Assessing Health Care Reform Proposals ; Marilyn J. Field, Kathleen N. Lohr, and Karl D. Yordy, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: vi, 76 p
• Disciplina: 362.1/0973
• Soggetto topico: Medical care - United States - Finance; Medical care - United States - Cost control; Medical care - United States - Quality control; Health services accessibility - United States; Health care reform - United States
• Altri autori: FieldMarilyn J (Marilyn Jane) LohrKathleen N. <1941-> YordyKarl D
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-76).
• Nota di contenuto: Assessing Health Care Reform -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preamble -- Extending Access to Health Care -- BARRIERS TO ACCESS -- FINANCIAL ACCESS -- Principles -- Practical Implications -- Assessing Access Provisions of Reform Proposals -- MORE THAN FINANCIAL ACCESS -- Containing Health Care Costs -- COSTS IN CONTEXT -- ELEMENTS OF A STRATEGY -- Specific Elements -- Elements Not Mentioned -- MOVING FROM GENERAL TO SPECIFIC POLICIES -- Administrative Costs-and Benefits -- Tax Caps and Geographic Variations in Health Care Costs -- Patient Cost Sharing and Special Problems -- Core and Supplemental Benefits -- Risk Selection versus Cost Containment -- Assuring the Quality of Care -- DEFINING QUALITY -- QUALIFY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT -- Major Targets -- Criteria for a Strategy -- Individual and System Perspectives -- Roles and Responsibilities -- System Problems -- CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES -- SPECIFIC IMPLICATIONS -- Financing Reform -- Improving the Infrastructure for Effective Change -- GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION -- HUMAN AND PHYSICAL CAPITAL -- Human Capital -- Physical Capital -- KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT -- Databases, Surveys, and Information Technologies -- Privacy and Confidentiality of Sensitive Personal Health Data -- Health Services, Outcomes, and Effectiveness Research -- Technology Assessment -- PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES AND PROGRAMS -- OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES -- Programs for Special Populations -- Tort Reform -- Public/Consumer Education -- Conclusion -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Assessing health care reform
• ISBN: 1-280-19594-0; 9786610195947; 0-309-59820-6; 0-585-08558-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817300803321
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