Introduction to the U. S. Health Care System by Steven Jonas and Raymond Goldsteen (2007, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSpringer Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10082610214X
ISBN-139780826102140
eBay Product ID (ePID)18038687206

Product Key Features

Number of Pages328 Pages
Publication NameIntroduction to the U. S. Health Care System
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
SubjectPublic Health, Health Care Delivery, Geriatrics
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMedical
AuthorSteven Jonas, Raymond Goldsteen
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight15.6 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number6
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-009577
TitleLeadingAn
Dewey Edition20
eBook FormatUnspecified
Dewey Decimal362.1/0973
SynopsisThis bestselling text is a concise and balanced classic presenting the domestic health care system. It explains the five major components of the U.S. health care system: health care institutions (hospitals and nursing homes); health care personnel (physicians, nurses, and others); financing mechanisms; research and educational institutions that ......, Completely expanded and updated to account for the latest changes in the U.S. health care system, this best-selling text remains the most concise and balanced introduction to the domestic health care system. Like its predecessors, it provides an accessible overview of the basic components of the system: healthcare personnel, hospitals and other institutions, the federal government, financing and payment mechanisms, and managed care. Finally, it provides an insightful look at the prospects for health care reform. Steven Jonas, a revered expert in public health, has enlisted his colleagues, Drs. Raymond and Karen Goldsteen, to add their expertise in public health and health policy and management to this outstanding volume. All students of health care administration and policy, as well as practicing healthcare professionals who simply want a relatively brief overview of the system, will find it useful., This bestselling text is a concise and balanced classic presenting the domestic health care system. It explains the five major components of the U.S. health care system: health care institutions (hospitals and nursing homes); health care personnel (physicians, nurses, and others); financing mechanisms; research and educational institutions that produce biomedical knowledge and health personnel; and, firms producing "health commodities" (such as pharmaceutical drugs and hospital equipment).
LC Classification NumberRA395.A3J665 2007
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