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.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong [China] :
Hong Kong University Press,
2006
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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.