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Introduction to health care services : foundations and challenges /
A comprehensive guide to the structure, synergy, and challenges in U.S. health care delivery Introduction to Health Care Services: Foundations and Challenges offers new insights into the most important sectors of the United States' health care industry and the many challenges the future holds....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco, CA :
Jossey-Bass A Wiley Brand,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Figures, Tables, and Exhibits; Introduction; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; About the Contributors; Part One Overview of Health Care Service Delivery; Chapter 1 An Overview of Health Care Delivery in the United States; Health Care Costs; Health Care Access; Health Levels and Outcomes; Health Care Quality; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 2 The Forces of Change in Health Care; Consequences of Forty Years of Health Care Cost Escalation; Health Care Reform; Summary; Discussion Questions; Part Two The Major Players in Health Care Services.
- Chapter 3 Providers of Health Care ServicesPrimary Care Physicians and Primary Care Assistants; Specialty Care Providers; Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants; Mental Health Care Providers; Nurses; Radiologic and Imaging Professionals; Allied Health Rehabilitation Professionals; Collaboration in Health Care; Employment Trends in the Health Care Sector; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 4 Hospitals; History of Hospitals; Management of Hospitals; Quality and Safety in Hospitals; Magnet Recognition Program; Challenges and the Future; Summary; Discussion Questions.
- Chapter 5 Ambulatory Care ServicesHistory of Ambulatory Care Services; Reasons for the Expansion of Ambulatory Care; Hospital-Based Ambulatory Care; Non-Hospital-Based Ambulatory Care; Primary Care Management; Home Health Care Services; Hospice Services; Quality Assurance in Ambulatory Care; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 6 Health Insurance and Payment for Health Care Services; Basics of U.S. Health Insurance; History of Health Insurance; How Health Insurance Markets Work; Health Insurance Providers; Reimbursement for Health Care Providers.
- Why Health Insurance Is Such a Huge Problem in the United StatesCreative Destruction of Health Insurance; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 7 Managed Care; Concepts of Managed Health Care; History of Managed Health Care; Types of Managed Care Plans; Managed Care Utilization Control; Managed Care Quality Issues; Managed Care and Prevention of Disease; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Future of Managed Health Care; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 8 Long-Term Care; The Aging of Americans; History of Long-Term Care; Organization of Long-Term Care.
- Payment for Long-Term Care ServicesChronic Diseases and Their Complications; Challenges for Long-Term Care in the Future; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 9 Mental Health Care; History of Mental Health; The Role of Stress; Types of Mental Illnesses; Mental Health Care Providers; Mental Health Parity; Summary; Discussion Questions; Chapter 10 Public Health Services; History of Public Health; Structure of Public Health Departments; Determinants of Health; Core Functions of Public Health; Epidemiology and Public Health; Population-Based Health; Public Health Leadership.