Understanding health policy : a clinical approach /
Thomas Bodenheimer, Kevin Grumbach.
- 7th ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, 2016.
- vii, 225 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
At head of title: A Lange medical book. EINSTEIN: also available online via AccessMedicine. See Reference staff for assistance. MMC: available online via AccessMedicine. See staff for assistance.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the paradox of excess and deprivation -- Paying for health care -- Access to health care -- Paying health care providers -- How health care is organized-I: Primary, secondary, and tertiary care -- How health care is organized-II: Health delivery systems -- Health care workforce and the education of health professionals -- Painful versus painless cost control -- Mechanisms for controlling costs -- Quality of health care -- Prevention of illness -- Long-term care -- Medical ethics and rationing of health care -- Health care in four nations -- Health care reform and national health insurance -- Conflict and change in America's health care system -- Conclusion: tensions and challenges -- Questions and discussion topics.
Expert practitioners in both the public and private healthcare sectors, the authors cover the entire scope of our healthcare system. From the concepts behind policy decisions to concrete examples of how they affect patients and professionals alike. Understanding Health Policy, 6e makes otherwise difficult concepts easy to understand.so you can make better decisions, improve outcomes, and enact positive change on a daily basis.
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Health Policy. Health Care Costs. Health Care Rationing. National Health Programs.