First published in 1999, this volume responds to a large and growing interest among health policy and research circles on the use of purchasing alliances to leverage change in health care.
First published in 1999, this volume responds to a large and growing interest among health policy and research circles on the use of purchasing alliances to leverage change in health care.
First published in 1998, this timely study of an American acute care hospital examines decision making by patients and their families along with a cost analysis of social work services.
First published in 1998, this timely study of an American acute care hospital examines decision making by patients and their families along with a cost analysis of social work services.
Despite all the writing and the research, Americas health care industry continues to fail at providing health care that is accessible and affordable, with measurable quality.
Despite all the writing and the research, Americas health care industry continues to fail at providing health care that is accessible and affordable, with measurable quality.
First published in 1999, this volume aims to describe and analyse the experience of cost containment in Europe over the last fifteen years in order to understand that experience and to determine, as best we can, which methods were successful and which were not.
First published in 1999, this volume aims to describe and analyse the experience of cost containment in Europe over the last fifteen years in order to understand that experience and to determine, as best we can, which methods were successful and which were not.
This book addresses the present and future economic status of the elderly in the United States, focusing on problem areas and the impact of pension systems and other income and service programs.
The authors of this book provide a systematic, integrated review and comparison of the contributions of sociology, political science, economics, demography, anthropology, history of science and medicine, psychiatry, and psychology to a number of health-related fields, including epidemiology, health services research, and health policy studies.
This book provides a thorough and careful examination of fate of public programs and specialty providers, academic health centers, and graduate medical education related issues in U.
With private health insurance costs averaging over $300 per month, per person-and with 36 million Americans lacking coverage of any sort-it is easy to understand why health care has captured the public imagination as the domestic policy issue of the 1990s.
America's ability to deliver quality health care efficiently to its citizens is both an important component of national productivity and a hallmark of a civilized society.
This book provides an examination of the American health care system, a benchmark for cost-containment efforts, exploring two worlds: that of cost containment and that of the patient experience.
The authors of this book provide a systematic, integrated review and comparison of the contributions of sociology, political science, economics, demography, anthropology, history of science and medicine, psychiatry, and psychology to a number of health-related fields, including epidemiology, health services research, and health policy studies.
This book addresses the present and future economic status of the elderly in the United States, focusing on problem areas and the impact of pension systems and other income and service programs.
This book provides a thorough and careful examination of fate of public programs and specialty providers, academic health centers, and graduate medical education related issues in U.
With private health insurance costs averaging over $300 per month, per person-and with 36 million Americans lacking coverage of any sort-it is easy to understand why health care has captured the public imagination as the domestic policy issue of the 1990s.
America's ability to deliver quality health care efficiently to its citizens is both an important component of national productivity and a hallmark of a civilized society.
This book provides an examination of the American health care system, a benchmark for cost-containment efforts, exploring two worlds: that of cost containment and that of the patient experience.
Recognizing rapidly ageing population is one key concern faced by cities and the challenge it would present to healthcare system, this book looks at ageing in China's population as well as the delivery and financing of long-term care (LTC) in China.
Recognizing rapidly ageing population is one key concern faced by cities and the challenge it would present to healthcare system, this book looks at ageing in China's population as well as the delivery and financing of long-term care (LTC) in China.
Cancer is a major healthcare burden across the world and impacts not only the people diagnosed with various cancers but also their families, carers, and healthcare systems.
"e;This book would be an excellent choice for anyone wishing to be introduced to the field of health economics it is undoubtedly the best 'Health Economics 101' textbook around.
In Baltimore's inner-city neighborhood of Upton/Druid Heights, a man's life expectancy is sixty-three; not far away, in the Greater Roland Park/Poplar neighborhood, life expectancy is eighty-three.
From the author of Bourbon, "e;the definitive history"e; (Sacramento Bee), comes the rollicking and revealing story of beer in America, in the spirit of Salt or Cod.
An award-winning Brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery reveals the full spectrum of flavors in the more than fifty distinct styles of beer from around the world.
The definitive guide to Italy's best wines by foremost expert Ian D'Agata, the director of the International Wine Academy of RomaThe Ecco Guide to the Best Wines of Italy is a simple, user-friendly guide to the top Italian wines—packed with information on purchasing it in America, with tips for visiting wineries in Italy.
Will to Live tells how Brazil, against all odds, became the first developing country to universalize access to life-saving AIDS therapies--a breakthrough made possible by an unexpected alliance of activists, government reformers, development agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Workable Sisterhood is an empirical look at sixteen HIV-positive women who have a history of drug use, conflict with the law, or a history of working in the sex trade.
'Original and thought provoking' Gordon Brown'Challenging and hopeful: a groundbreaking guide to the future' Valerie AmosTo thrive in the twenty-first century, we all need to understand the challenges coming our way.
From a giant of health care policy, an engaging and enlightening account of why American health care is so expensive-and why it doesn't have to beUwe Reinhardt was a towering figure and moral conscience of health care policy in the United States and beyond.
Dieses essential bietet eine Analyse staatlicher Maßnahmen zur Bewältigung des Pflegekräftemangels, darunter das Pflegepersonal-Stärkungsgesetz, das Pflegeberufegesetz und das Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz.
