The health care system
By: Wexler, Barbara
Material type: BookPublisher: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.Description: viii, 178 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9781410325532Subject(s): Medical care -- United States | Health facilities | Health insurance | Health services administrationDDC classification: 362.1 WE HE Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 362.1 WE HE (Browse shelf) | Available | T0058522 |
Chapter 1. The U.S. health care system --
chapter 2. Health care practitioners --
chapter 3. Health care institutions --
chapter 4. Researching, measuring, and monitoring the quality of health care --
chapter 5. The increasing cost of health care --
chapter 6. Insurance : those with and those without --
chapter 7. International comparisons of health care --
chapter 8. Change, challenges, and innovation in health care delivery --
chapter 9. Public opinion about the health care system.
Examines the state of the nation's health care system, the education and training of health care providers, and the various types of health care institutions. The ever increasing cost of health care, prevalence of insurance, mental health care, and a comparison of health care throughout the world are also covered.