Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System is the most concise examination of the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system. An ideal resource for courses in health policy, allied health, health administration and more, the text clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance and presents a solid overview of how the various components fit together
The text clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance and presents a solid overview of how the various components fit together.
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In a clear, cohesive format, this book provides a concise survey of the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system from ists historical origins and resources, to its individual services, cost, and quality.
Engaging and activities-oriented, the text offers an especially accessible overview of the major concepts of healthcare operations, the role of government, public and private financing, as well as ethical and legal issues.
History of the U.S. healthcare system -- Impact of the Affordable Care Act on healthcare services -- Current operations of the healthcare system -- Government's role in U.S. health care -- Public health's role in health care -- Inpatient ...
If improving ROE is our goal, it is important to understand the underlying performance relationships that impact that growth. ROE is simply defined as follows: Net Income ROE Equity (or Net Assets) = However, ROE can be factored into a ...
Essentials of Managed Health Care
To the contrary, if P4P were to result in revenue loss for providers or cost increases for payers, there would be negative repercussions (Kruse et al. 2012). Despite the controversies, the ACA has directed the CMS to establish a ...
Some studies have found physician dissatisfaction growing—for example, this survey, reported in 2017 by the Merritt Hawkins Team (2017): One of the largest physician surveys ever completed in the United States, Survey of America's ...
A must-read.” – Bill George, Professor, Harvard Business School and Former CEO of Medtronic “As it becomes more and more obvious to everyone that our current health care system is unsustainable, this is the book that had to be written ...