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Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery
Health Care USA Understanding Its Organization and Delivery Author:Harry A. Sultz, Kristina M. Young Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery, Third Edition differentiates itself from other health delivery texts with its public health or "population-based" approach to health care delivery issues. By describing the changing roles of the component parts of the U.S. health care system - as well as the technical, economic, poli... more »tical, and social forces responsible for those changes - the new edition of this leading text continues to provide a current and complete overview that is carefully tailored to facilitate both teaching and learning.Completely updated to reflect new data and developments, HEALTH CARE USA covers trends in health care costs: effects of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; managed care industry consolidation; increasing economic pressure on hospitals; ethics in public health; changing professional prerogatives of physicians; more information on nursing and allied health functions; additional graphics to illustrate key concepts.« less