Jonas & Kovner's Health Care Delivery In The United States

by Kovner, Anthony R.; Knickman, James R.; Jonas, Steven

• ISBN13: 9780826120878
• ISBN10: 0826120873
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-30
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

Over 300,000 copies of this authoritative text sold. Now fully updated and revised! Plus, more accessible for students and professors. How do we understand and also assess the health care of America? Where is health care provided? What are the characteristics of those institutions which provide it? Over the short term, how are changes in health care provisions affecting the health of the population, the cost of care, and access to care? These core issues regarding our health policy are answered in this text. Under the editorship of Dr. Kovner and with the addition of Dr. James Knickman, Senior VP of Evaluation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the contributors examine emerging and recurrent issues from wide perspectives of health policy and public health. Fully revised, this updated edition features new chapter coverage on The Role of Government in Health Care, Chronic Care, Health-Related Behaviors, Information Management, The Complexity of Healthcare Quality, and more.

Table of Contents

I: PERSPECTIVES
Overview: The State of Health Care Delivery in the United States	2	(8)
Anthony R. Kovner
James R. Knickman
Measuring Health Status	10	(36)
Mary Ann Chiasson
Steven Jonas
Financing for Health Care	46	(44)
Kelly A. Hunt
James R. Knickman
Public Health: Policy, Practice, and Perceptions	90	(40)
Laura C. Leviton
Scott D. Rhodes
The Role of Government in U.S. Health Care	130	(32)
Michael S. Sparer
A Comparative Analysis of Health Systems Among Wealthy Nations	162	(50)
Victor G. Rodwin
II: PROVIDING HEALTH CARE
Acute Care	212	(36)
Marc N. Gourevitch
Carol A. Caronna
Gary Kalkut
Chronic Care	248	(26)
Gerard Anderson
James R. Knickman
Long-Term Care	274	(52)
Penny Hollander Feldman
Pamela Nadash
Michal D. Gursen
Health-Related Behaviors	326	(48)
C. Tracy Orleans
Elaine F. Cassidy
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices	374	(44)
Robin J. Strongin
Ron Geigle
The Health Care Workforce	418	(46)
Carol S. Brewer
Information Management	464	(46)
Roger Kropf
III: SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Governance, Management, and Accountability	510	(28)
Anthony R. Kovner
The Complexity of Health Care Quality	538	(48)
Douglas S. Wakefield
Bonnie J. Wakefield
Access to Care	586	(42)
John Billings
Joel C. Cantor
Cost Containment	628	(34)
Steven A. Finkler
IV; FUTURES
Futures in Health Care	662	(28)
John R. Lumpkin
V: APPENDICES
Appendix A: Glossary	690	(16)
Appendix B: A Guide to Sources of Data	706	(14)
Jennifer A. Nelson
Mary Ann Chiasson
Appendix C: A Listing of Useful Health Care Web Sites	720	(12)
Kelli Hurdle
Index	732