Understanding the U.S. health services system - Barton, Phoebe Lindsey (Chicago : Health Administration Press ; Washington, DC : AUPHA Press, 2007)
Introduction to the U.S. health services system -- An overview of the U.S. health services system and its users -- Access to health services -- Organization of the U.S. health services system -- Management of the U.S. health services system -- Health insurance: the major financing mechanism for the U.S. health services system -- Financing the U.S. health services system -- The health services workforce -- Hospitals -- Biomedical research, health services technology, and technology assessment -- Overview of the U.S. health services delivery system -- Health promotion and disease prevention -- Primary care -- Secondary care -- Long-term care -- Tertiary care -- Palliative care -- The care of special populations and special disorders -- The health services delivery system: managed care -- Issues in quality of care -- Continuing change in the U.S. health services delivery system.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-568) and index.
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