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An updated, quick-study reference and introduction to U.S. health care system providers, payers, regulators, clinicians, and their patients. Its easy to use question-and-answer format presents compelling facts and pertinent data on emerging trends, plus details on hospital department infrastructure. The book provides a concise overview with particular emphasis on the hospital and is meant as a short introduction to a very complex subject. Each chapter takes a major segment of the system and provides basic information, data, and coverage of major current issues. Each question-and-answer entry serves as a quick reference for the topic being addressed. Taken as a whole, the book presents a solid view of how the various constituencies in health care fit together. Ample footnoting provides additional resources for more in-depth study. Authoritative, primary sources are used extensively throughout the book. Complete bibliographic citations, including Websites, are provided in reference lists.

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This compact primer and fact-laden reference does a great job of organizing and explaining the health care field. All hospital trustees should read it, and it wouldn't do management and clinical leaders any harm, either. It will also help the American consumer better understand what will be happening in the field. -- Rick de Filippi Chairman American Hospital Association

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