Jonas & Kovner's Health Care Delivery In The United States (Springer Series in Geriatric Nursing)
Contributors: Anthony R. Kovner (Editor); James R. Knickman (Editor); Steven Jonas (Editor)
Edition: 8 edition
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; Springer Pub. Co.
Published: June 17, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 753
ISBN-13: 9780826120885
Subjects: Health systems & services; Social welfare & social services; Medical; Health Care Delivery; Medical / Nursing; USA; Delivery of Health Care; Health Policy; Health Services; Medical care; United States
First sentence: Americans spend large sums of money on health care-over $5,440 per capita per year, exceeding health care expenditures in all 30 developed countries.
Description: "How do we understand and also assess the health care of America? Where is health care provided? What are the characteristics of those institutions which provide it? Over the short term, how are changes in health care provisions affecting the health of the population, the cost of care, and access to care? These core issues regarding our health policy are answered in this text.This is a textbook for course work in health care, the handbook for administrators and policy makers, and the standard for in-service training programs"--Provided by the Publisher.