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

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

• ISBN13: 9780826120885
• ISBN10: 0826120881
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-17
• 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

Perspectives
Overview: The State of Health Care Delivery in the United States	p. 2
Measuring Health Status	p. 10
Financing for Health Care	p. 46
Public Health: Policy, Practice, and Perceptions	p. 90
The Role of Government in U.S. Health Care	p. 130
A Comparative Analysis of Health Systems Among Wealthy Nations	p. 162
Providing Health Care
Acute Care	p. 212
Chronic Care	p. 248
Long-Term Care	p. 274
Health-Related Behaviors	p. 326
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices	p. 374
The Health Care Workforce	p. 418
Information Management	p. 464
System Performance
Governance, Management, and Accountability	p. 510
The Complexity of Health Care Quality	p. 538
Access to Care	p. 586
Cost Containment	p. 628
Futures
Futures in Health Care	p. 662
Appendices
Glossary	p. 690
A Guide to Sources of Data	p. 706
A Listing of Useful Health Care Web Sites	p. 720
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.