The United States Health System: Origins and Functions - Hardcover

Raffel, Marshall W.; Barsukiewicz, Camille

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0766807142 ISBN 13: 9780766807143

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

Students and consumers alike will be interested in this unique perspective on the U.S. health care system. It offers not only an historical perspective detailing the origins of our health care system, but also discusses the forces that changed and shaped our system into what it is today. Underlying the comprehensive information on health care costs, finance, access, delivery and reform, is the ethical question of whether health care is a right or a privilege. You'll find real-world stories of health care organizations that must deal with delivery and financing of services, as well as references to web sites for further information. Key features: *Provides both an historical and current perspective on the U.S. health care system *Includes stories of real organizations dealing with delivery and financing of health care *Discusses ethical implications of health care delivery *Includes updated information on health care reform and information technology *Text organized into three primary sections of health care system origins, influences and changes (health care, health system, financial, health care organization)

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Review

1. Introduction. 2. Health Care Costs. 3. Paying for Health Care Services. 4. Health Status and Health Care Utilization. 5. Medical Education. 6. Professions in Health Care. 7. Ambulatory Care. 8. Hospitals. 9. Mental Health Services. 10. Long-Term Care. 11. Public Health - The Health of the Community. 12. Information Management Systems. 13. Current Issues in Health Care Delivery.

Synopsis

This review of the US health system offers both a historical and current perspective on the origins of the health system, forces that have influenced it, and how the system has responded to those forces of change. Key topics include costs, financing, access to health care, reform efforts, and various systems for delivering health care. Side bars te

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0766807142
• ISBN 13: 9780766807143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 211