Basics of the U.S. health care system
By: Nancy J. Niles, PHD, MS, MBA, MPH, Associate Professor, Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Burlington, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Number of pages: 423
ISBN-13: 9781284034417; 9781284043761
Subjects: Delivery of Health Care; Health Insurance; Government Programs; National Health Programs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-394) and index.
Table of contents: title: History of the US healthcare system; title: Impact of the affordable care act on healthcare services; title: Current operations of the healthcare system; title: Government's role in U.S. health care; title: Public health's role in health care; title: Inpatient and outpatient services; title: U.S. healthcare workforce; title: Health care financing; title: Managed care impact on healthcare delivery; title: Information technology impact on healthcare; title: Healthcare law; title: Health care ethics; title: Mental health issues; title: Analysis of the U.S. healthcare system.