Kidney Failure and the Federal Government - Couverture rigide

Institute Of Medicine; Division Of Health Care Services; Committee For The Study Of The Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0309044324 ISBN 13 : 9780309044325

Editeur : National Academies Press, 1991

Synopsis

Since 1972, many victims of endstage renal disease (ESRD) have received treatment under a unique Medicare entitlement. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the federal ESRD program: who uses it, how well it functions, and what improvements are needed.

The book includes recommendations on patient eligibility, reimbursement, quality assessment, medical ethics, and research needs.

Kidney Failure and the Federal Government offers a wealth of information on these and other topics:

• The ESRD patient population.
• Dialysis and transplantation providers.
• Issues of patient access and availability of treatment.
• Ethical issues related to treatment initiation and termination.
• Payment policies and their relationship to quality of care.

This book will have a major impact on the future of the ESRD program and will be of interest to health policymakers, nephrologists and other individual providers, treatment site administrators, and researchers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard A. Rettig and Norman G. Levinsky, Editors; Committee for the Study of the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Program, Division of Health Care Services

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309044324
• ISBN 13: 9780309044325
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Éditeur: Levinsky Norman G., Rettig Richard A.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible