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Hong Kong's Health System : Reflections, Perspectives and Visions /

This book provides a significant contribution to the discussions about the future of the system. The evidence-driven content draws from the deep expertise and experience of a wide spectrum of contributors, who represent virtually all relevant areas of the health system.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse
Otros Autores: Bacon-Shone, John, Leung, Gabriel M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press, 2006
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Forces of change
  • pt. I. Commentary : history, ethics and forces of change / John Bacon-Shone and Gabriel M. Leung
  • 1. A historical review : the colonial legacy / Derek Gould
  • 2. Philosophy, ethics and societal values in health system reform / Marc Roberts
  • 3. Confucian care-based philosophical foundation of health care / Julia Tao
  • 4. Implications of the demographic transition / Paul Yip, Joseph Lee and C.K. Law
  • 5. Changing patient expectations / Iris Chan and Mary Ann Benitez
  • 6. Comparative health system models in East Asia / Ruiping Fan and Ian Holliday
  • 7. The role of public health in social justice : the next steps in Hong Kong / Anthony Hedley
  • pt. II. The organisation and management of health care
  • pt. II & III. Commentary : organizational, management and quality of care issues / Gabriel M. Leung and John Bacon-Shone
  • 8. Operations management in the public sector / Janice Johnston
  • 9. The private-public interface / David Fang
  • 10. The emergence of managed care / Nelson Wong
  • 11. Long-term care and hospital care for the elderly / Chu Leung-Wing and Iris Chi
  • pt. III. Quality of care
  • 12. Quality of care and patient redress : a professional perspective / Felice Lieh-Mak
  • 13. Quality of care and patient redress : a patient perspective / Chu Yiu-Ming
  • 14. Nurses as agents of quality improvement / Sophia Chan, David R. Thompson and Thomas Wong
  • 15. Quality indicators and health targets / Geoffrey Lieu
  • 16. Clinical governance and quality management / Vivian Wong, Liu Hing-Wing and Helen Poon
  • Pt. IV. The financing of health care
  • Pt. IV. Commentary : health financing reform / Gabriel M. Leung and John Bacon-Shone
  • 17. Health financing trends in greater China / Paul Gross
  • 18. The origins of Hong Kong's domestic health accounts / Ravindra P. Rannan-Eliya
  • 19. Health financing in Hong Kong : the current status / Raymond Yeung / Chan Wai-Sum
  • 20. A systematic approach to reforming Hong Kong's health financing : the Harvard proposal / Winnie Yip and William Hsiao
  • 21. Health financing and resources : new government proposals / Looi-Looi Low and Su-Vui Lo
  • 22. The challenges of reforming Hong Kong's health system / Alan Maynard.