Essentials of health services
By: Stephen J. Williams.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Thomson Delmar Learning series in health services administration
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Medical care -- United States; Public health -- United States; Medical policy -- United States; Health Services Administration -- United States; Delivery of Health Care -- United States; Health Planning -- United States; Health Policy -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 194) and index.
Table of contents: title: The big picture; title: The underlying basis for health services utilization; title: Access to health care services; title: Ambulatory health services: backbone of the system; title: Public health services; title: Hospitals and health systems; title: Mental and behavioral health services; title: Long-term care services; title: The people who provide health care services; title: Research, technology, and pharmaceuticals; title: Paying for health care; title: Managed care and the reorganization of health services; title: Regulating and planning for the system; title: Quality of care; title: National health policy.