This comprehensive volume examines the myriad factors that have led to the current state of health care in the United States-starting with an analysis of the meaning and history of value measurement--but it does not stop there. It offers a holistic vision for health care reform, one in which psychiatric professionals play a pivotal role.
Wesley E. Sowers, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and Director of the Center for Public Service Psychiatry at Western PsychiatricHospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Jules M. Ranz, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, New York, and Senior Advisor to Community Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Fellowship, Community Healthcare Network.
Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Mental Health Services Committee MembersAndres Barkil-Oteo, M.D., Joseph Battaglia, M.D., Colleen Bell, M.D., Glen Davis, M.D., Bruce Fage, M.D., Joanna Fried, M.D., Elizabeth Janopaul-Naylor, M.D., Michelle Joy, M.D., Nubia Lluberes, M.D., Hunter McQuistion, M.D., Jules M. Ranz, M.D., Manish Sapra, M.D., Deepika Sastry, M.D., Sunmolu Shoyinka, M.D., Mardoche Sidor, M.D., Anna Skiandos, D.O., Wesley Sowers, M.D., Michael Vergare, M.D., Donovan Wong, M.D