The Health Care Handbook
Subtitle: a clear and concise guide to the United States health care system
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Washington University in St. Louis; Washington University in St Louis
Published: 2014
Place of publication: St. Louis, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780692244739
Copyright date: 2014
Description: We spent our first years of medical school struggling to educate ourselves about health care in the United States. Every source we found was biased, overly academic, or narrowly focused. It was too hard for a beginner to get a clear picture of the system. So we decided to write the book we wished we'd had: an explanation of the U.S. healthcare system in one simple, practical, and neutral overview. After thousands of research hours and consulting with dozens of experts, we wrote a one-stop guide in just 256 pages. And, with help from a grant, we were able to keep the book's price low -- making it accessible for students like us. Now, we're excited to share the 2nd edition. We've worked hard to keep on top of the turbulent health care system and added in some great new sections covering health IT, health care teams and more. Published by Washington University and funded by a grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health, The Health Care Handbook is essential reading for health care professionals, students, and anyone interested in health care or public policy. The Handbook includes a foreword by Dr. William Peck, former chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges and former dean of the Washington University School of Medicine. - The authors.

The 2nd edition of the best-selling practical, neutral, and readable overview of the US health care system is now available. This updated edition of the Health Care Handbook covers: New sections on health IT, team-based care and health care quality, a clear summary of health policy and the Affordable Care Act, inpatient & outpatient health care and delivery systems, health insurance and the factors that make health care so expensive, concise summaries of 32 different health professions, Medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and the research world. The Handbook is the one-stop guide to the people, organizations and industries that make up the U.S. health care system and major issues the system faces today. It is rigorously researched and scrupulously unbiased yet written in a conversational and humorous tone that's a pleasure to read and illuminates the convoluted health care system and its many components. The Handbook is now used by hundreds of academic programs and health care companies. Each section of the book includes an introduction to the key facts and foundations that make the health care system work along with balanced analyses of the major challenges and controversies within health care, including medical errors, government regulation, medical malpractice, and much more. Suggested readings are included for readers who wish to learn more about specific topics. "The book succeeds in making sense of health care without opinion, bias, or dense textbook. - Amazon.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Health care systems and delivery; title: Insurance and economics; title: Quality, technology, and medical malpractice; title: Research, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices; title: Policy and reform; title: Health care providers; title: Suggested reading; title: About the authors