The health care system
By: Wexler, Barbara
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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 Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 362.1 SP IN Introduction to healthcare quality management | 362.1 SP IN Introduction to healthcare quality management | 362.1 US NO The no-nonsense guide to HIV/AIDS / | 362.1 WE HE The health care system | 362.1014 GL OB Global perspectives on health communication in the age of social media / | 362.10285 CR IT Critical issues for the development of sustainable e-health solutions | 362.10285 DI GI The digital patient : |
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.