Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach - Couverture souple

Bodenheimer, Thomas; Grumbach, Kevin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0071496068 ISBN 13 : 9780071496063

Editeur : McGraw-Hill Medical, 2008

Synopsis

An engaging and clinically applicable work on the principles and structure of the U.S. healthcare system

A Doody's Core Title for 2011!

"Eminently readable...Anyone wanting to gain insight into the forces that shaping health policy and the future of health care will appreciate this book."--Critical Care Nurse Magazine

Understanding Health Policy is the best-written, most informative book available on the subject--and it's the #1 choice for healthcare students and professionals alike. The authors carefully weave key principles, descriptions, and concrete examples into chapters that make important health policy issues both interesting and understandable.

Fully updated to reflect current issues in the ever-changing world of healthcare, the newest edition addresses all the topics that affect you most, from the structure and organization of the industry to issues regarding government and private insurance, to access to healthcare.

Everything you need to understand how the healthcare system works - and your role in it:

• Clinical vignettes in every chapter illustrate key points
• Detailed treatment of both U.S. and international issues
• A complete chapter of review questions
• NEW Expanded coverage of healthcare workers other than physicians
• NEW Closer scrutiny of the pharmaceutical industry
• NEW Brand-new chapter on the medical education system

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Author Profile: Thomas S. Bodenheimer, MD Clinical Professor Department of Family & Community Medicine University of California, San Francisco

Kevin Grumbach, MD Associate Professor Department of Family & Community Medicine Institute for Health Policy Studies University of California, San Francisco Clinical Faculty San Francisco General Hospital

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw-Hill Medical
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0071496068
• ISBN 13: 9780071496063
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible