The United States healthcare system : overview, driving forces, and outlook for the future / Stephen L. Wagner

Introduction and Overview of the United States Healthcare System -- History and Development of the United States Healthcare System -- American Beliefs, Values and Attitudes about Health and Healthcare -- The United States Healthcare System in Comparison with Other Developed Countries -- Components of Our Healthcare System -- People and Providers of Health Care -- Patient Care : The Purpose of the System -- Financing a Massive System -- Quality and Safety, Easier Said Than Done -- Technology -- The Pharmaceutical Industry in the United States -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) -- Health Policy and Economics -- The Future of Healthcare in the United States..

"This book aims to provide a broad understanding of the healthcare system of the United States, with attention to its origins, development, and future.".

Medienart:

Buch

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

Chicago, Illinois: HAP, Health Administration Press ; 2021

Washington, DC: AUPHA, Association of University Programs in Health Administration ; 2021

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wagner, Stephen L., 1951- [VerfasserIn]

Körperschaft:

Association of University Programs in Health Administration [Herausgebendes Organ]

Links:

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

978-1-64055-165-7

Nlm:

W 84 AA1

BKL:

44.10 / Gesundheitswesen: Allgemeines

Themen:

Attitude to Health
Delivery of Health Care
Economics, Medical
Gesundheitswesen
Health Care Sector
Health Policy
Quality of Health Care
USA
United States

Anmerkungen:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Umfang:

xix, 562 Seiten ; Illustrationen

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

1688627650