Delivering Health Care in America, Seventh Edition is the most current and comprehensive overview of the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system—from its historical origins and resources, to its individual services, cost, and quality. Using a unique “systems” approach, the text brings together an extraordinary breadth of information into a highly accessible, easy-to-read resource that clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance while presenting a solid overview of how the various components fit together.
Results are used by health care organizations, public and private purchasers, consumers, and researchers to inform their purchasing or contracting decisions and to improve the quality of health care services (AHRQ 2010b).
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 ...
... as they are here, technically there is a distinction between the two: Complementary treatments are used together with conventional medicine; alternative interventions are used instead of conventional medicine (Barnes et al. 2008).
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Providing an accessible analysis, this book will be important to public health policy-makers and practitioners, business and community leaders, health advocates, educators and journalists.
With an easy to understand format and a focus on the major core challenges of the delivery of health care, this is the textbook of choice for course work in health care, the reference for administrators and policy makers, and the standard ...
Using a unique "systems" approach, the text brings together an extraordinary breadth of information into a highly accessible, easy-to-read resource that clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance while presenting a ...
Combining historical perspective with analysis of current trends, this expanded edition charts the evolution of modern American health care, providing a complete examination of its organization and delivery while offering critical insight ...
Stephen Shortell, one the country's leading health care management authorities, and his team of experts use the most current data available to update their classic book Remaking Health Care in...
This book recommends a sweeping redesign of the American health care system and provides overarching principles for specific direction for policymakers, health care leaders, clinicians, regulators, purchasers, and others.