Title:
Essentials of the U.S. health care system / Leiyu Shi, Douglas A. Singh.
Author:
Shi, Leiyu, author.
Singh, Douglas A., 1946- author.
Abridgement of (work): Shi, Leiyu. Delivering health care in America. Seventh edition.
Publication Information:
Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2019]
Call Number:
RA395.A3 S486 2019
Abstract:
"Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Fifth Edition is a clear and concise distillation of the major topics covered in the best-selling Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. This edition is a well-organized resource that covers the major characteristics, foundations, and future of the U.S. health care system"--Provided by publisher.
Geographic Term:
Edition:
Fifth edition.
ISBN:
9781284156720
Physical Description:
xviii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
General Note:
Abridgement of: Delivering health care in America : a systems approach / Leiyu Shi, Douglas A. Singh. Seventh edition. 2019.
Contents:
Major characteristics of U.S. health care delivery -- Foundations of U.S. health care delivery -- Historical overview of U.S. health care delivery -- Health care providers and professionals -- Technology and its effects -- Financing and reimbursement methods -- Outpatient services and primary care -- Hospitals -- Managed care and integrated systems -- Long-term care services -- Populations with special health needs -- Cost, access, and quality -- Health policy -- The future of health services delivery.
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