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OverviewThis comprehensive introductory text describes health systems in the United States and in other countries, with emphasis on their ability to deliver goods and services, their cost, and their operation within a legal framework. Included is a discussion of such major developments as prepaid group practice, automated multiphasic health testing, national health insurance, professional standards review organizations, comprehensive health planning, and malpractice arbitration. The author underlines the salient features of the various systems by presenting and discussing advertisements for health products and services. Flow diagrams, charts, tables, and discussion questions help the reader understand the complexities and interrelationships of health care systems. Extensive references and suggestions for further reading are also included. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas R. MackintoshPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.660kg ISBN: 9780367304850ISBN 10: 0367304856 Pages: 356 Publication Date: 31 October 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsForeword -- Introduction -- Systems and Health Care -- Understanding the Semantics of Health Care -- The U.S. Health Care Delivery System: Background -- Organized Care -- Mental Health -- Health Services for the Aged -- Disjointed Community Efforts To Organize the Delivery of Health Care -- Medical Business in the Private Sector -- Government Health Care Activities -- Independent Practitioners -- Economics and Finance of Health Care -- Negligence and Medical Malpractice -- Sociopolitical Aspects of Health Care -- Future Delivery of Health Care: Emerging Concepts -- National Systems of Health Care -- Two Directions for a Health System -- Spaceship Earth, Evolution, and Health Care -- : Gourmand and Food—A FableReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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