The Goals of Medicine : The Forgotten Issues in Health Care Reform /

Debates over health care have focused for so long on economics that the proper goals for medicine seem to be taken for granted; yet problems in health care stem as much from a lack of agreement about the goals and priorities of medicine as from the way systems function. This book asks basic question...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Callahan, Daniel, 1930-2019 (Editor), Hanson, Mark J. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gezondheidszorg.
Gesundheitspolitik
Aufsatzsammlung
Ethik
Medizinische Versorgung
Medicine > Philosophy.
Medical ethics.
Health planning > Moral and ethical aspects.
Health care reform > Moral and ethical aspects.
Sante publique > Planification.
Services de sante > Reforme.
Services de sante > Reforme > Aspect moral.
Sante publique > Planification > Aspect moral.
Éthique medicale.
Medecine > Philosophie.
Ethics, Medical
Philosophy, Medical
Health Planning
Ethics
Health Care Reform
Health planning.
Health care reform.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Debates over health care have focused for so long on economics that the proper goals for medicine seem to be taken for granted; yet problems in health care stem as much from a lack of agreement about the goals and priorities of medicine as from the way systems function. This book asks basic questions about the purposes and ends of medicine and shows that the answers have practical implications for future health care delivery, medical research, and the education of medical students.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781589014442

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