The Health Care Handbook: A Clear & Concise Guide to the United States Health Care System - Softcover

Askin, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692244735 ISBN 13: 9780692244739

Publisher: WASHINGTON UNIV IN ST LOUIS, 2014

Synopsis

“An astonishingly clear ‘user’s manual’ that explains our health care system and the policies that will change it.” Pauline Chen, MD - The New York Times The 2nd edition of the best-selling practical, neutral, and readable overview of the US health care system is now available. This updated edition of the Health Care Handbook covers: • New sections on health IT, team-based care and health care quality • A clear summary of health policy and the Affordable Care Act • Inpatient & outpatient health care and delivery systems • Health insurance and the factors that make health care so expensive • Concise summaries of 32 different health professions • Medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and the research world • And much, much more The Handbook is the one-stop guide to the people, organizations and industries that make up the U.S. health care system and major issues the system faces today. It is rigorously res

Edition details

• Publisher: WASHINGTON UNIV IN ST LOUIS
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0692244735
• ISBN 13: 9780692244739
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2