Introduction to health services (Record no. 8507)

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ISBN 9781418012892
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Classification number RA395.A3
Item number In8
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Title Introduction to health services
Statement of responsibility, etc edited by Stephen J. Williams, Paul R. Torrens
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Place of publication , Clifton Park, NY
Name of publisher Thomson Delmar Learning
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Number of Pages vii, 384 p.
Other physical details ill. (some col.) ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
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General note includes index.
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Table of Content <br/>Part ONE<br/>Overview of the Health Services System / 1<br/>Chapter 1: Understanding Health Systems: The Organization of <br/>Health Care in the United States 2<br/>Chapter 2 Technology in the U.S. Health Care System 19<br/>Chapter 3 Population and Disease Patterns and Trends 41<br/>Part TWO<br/>Financing and Structuring Health Care / 75<br/>Chapter 4 Financing Health Systems 76<br/>Chapter 5 Private Health Insurance and Managed Care 109<br/>Part three<br/>Providers of Health Services / 141<br/>Chapter 6 Public Health: Joint Public-Private Responsibility in<br/>an Era of New Threats 142<br/>Chapter 7 Ambulatory Health Care Services and Organizations 160<br/>Chapter 8 Hospitals and Health Systems 182<br/>Chapter 9 The Continuum of Long-Term Care 198<br/>Chapter 10 Mental and Behavioral Health Services 220<br/>Part four<br/>Nonfinancial Resources for Health Care / 245<br/>Chapter 11 The Pharmaceutical Industry 246<br/>Chapter 12 Health Care Professionals 266<br/>Part five<br/>Assessing and Regulating Health Services / 295<br/>Chapter 13 Understanding Health Policy 296<br/>Chapter 14 The Quality of Health Care 307<br/>Chapter 15 Ethical Issues in Public Health and Health Services 321<br/>Chapter 16 The Future of Health Services 345<br/>Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:<br/>Medical care -- United States.<br/>Health services administration -- United States.<br/>Health Services -- United States.
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Topical Term Medical care--United States
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Topical Term Health services administration--United States
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Topical Term Health Services--United States
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Personal name Williams, Stephen J. (Stephen Joseph),
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OTHER AUTHORS 1948-Torrens, Paul R. (Paul Roger), 1934-
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OTHER AUTHORS 1948-Torrens, Paul R. (Paul Roger), 1934-
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