Managed Care: What it is and How it Works - Softcover

Kongstvedt, Peter R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763759112 ISBN 13: 9780763759117

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2008

Synopsis

The new Third Edition of Managed Health Care: What It Is and How It Works is a concise introduction to the foundations of the American managed health care system. Written in clear and accessible language, this handy guide offers an historical overview of managed care and then walks the reader through the organizational structures, concepts, and practices of the managed care industry. This thorough revision has been completely updated with all the newest data on this dynamic industry and features all new sections on: pay for performance, consumer directed health plans, new approaches to care management, as well as advances in information technology.

About this title

From the Publisher

Awarded the AJN Book of the Year in Managed Care
Wendy Knight's new book recently received the American Journal of Nursing's Book of the Year award in the category of managed care. If you're looking for an easy-to-understand yet comprehensive resource to explain managed care, this is the book to have! The response to this title has been overwhelming. Order your copy today.

From the Author

...a comprehensive and readable primer on managed care.
When I was deep into writing Managed Care: What It Is and How It Works-- after several long, Vermont, winter nights-- I affectionately renamed the book Managed Care: Who Gives A #%*&! While this provided me with some temporary, albeit juvenile, comic relief, I knew that there were many people who might benefit from such a basic primer on managed care. The purpose of the book is to give readers interested in managed care a thorough overview of the concepts, purposes, and operations of managed care without overwhelming them. These readers include students in undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professionals in all facets of the health care industry. I hope I have succeeded in delivering an informative and interesting book on an issue in the forefront of today's health care system. I welcome comments and suggestions from readers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763759112
• ISBN 13: 9780763759117
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 275