Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars: Facing the Ever-Expanding Market for Medical Care - Couverture rigide

Kaplan, Robert M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0387740449 ISBN 13 : 9780387740447

Editeur : Copernicus Books, 2008

Synopsis

Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars The US spends more per capita on health care than any other country, yet it ranks last among comparison nations on the major health indicators. Here, Kaplan analyzes what can be done to turn this situation around and provides useful advice to policymakers.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Here's a conundrum: the U.S. health care system is the largest sector in the biggest economy in the world, and the US spends significantly more per capita on health care than any other country. Yet it ranks last among comparison nations on the major health indicators. Robert Kaplan attempts to tackle these anomalies head-on by taking the controversial position that mass markets have been created for services that may offer little or no benefit to patients. Kaplan forcefully argues that the overuse of medications and tests runs up the costs of health care, and offers potential solutions for policy makers and for patients.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Robert M. Kaplan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Services at the UCLA School of Public Health. He is also a Professor of Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He has been elected president of four different academic societies and has served as editor-in-chief for two major journals. Kaplan is the author or editor of 16 books and more than 400 articles or chapters. In 2005, he was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Copernicus Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0387740449
• ISBN 13: 9780387740447
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 190