Health services
Subtitle: policy and systems for therapists
By: Robert W. Sandstrom, Helene L. Lohman, James D. Bramble.
Contributors: Lohman, Helene.; Bramble, James D.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Medical policy -- United States.; Public health -- United States.; Physical therapy -- Practice.; Occupational therapy -- Practice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Principles of health and disability policy. Disablement, policy and systems. Access to health care. Economics/cost of health care. Quality of health care. Public policy and disability; title: Reimbusement policy : financing therapy services. Fundamentals of insurance. Managed care. Medicare. Medicaid, SCHIP and military/veterans medical insurance; title: Therapists and the health care system. The acute medical care system. The post-acute health care system. Health care personnel. Mental health practice and public policy. Public health; title: Advocacy. Effecting policy change : the therapist as advocate.