Introduction to health services /
edited by Stephen J. Williams, Paul R. Torrens.
- 7th ed.
- Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2008.
- vii, 384 p. ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding health systems: the organization of health care in the United States -- Technology in the U.S. health care system -- Population and disease patterns and trends -- Financing health systems -- Private health insurance and managed care -- Public health: joint public-private responsibility in an era of new threats -- Ambulatory health care services and organizations -- Hospitals and health systems -- The continuum of long-term care -- Mental and behavioral health services -- The pharmaceutical industry -- Health care professionals -- Understanding health policy -- The quality of health care -- Ethical issues in public health and health services -- The future of health services.
9781418012892 (pbk) 1418012890 (pbk)
2007028380
Medical care--United States.
Health services administration--United States.
Health Services--United States.
362.10973 / I49
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding health systems: the organization of health care in the United States -- Technology in the U.S. health care system -- Population and disease patterns and trends -- Financing health systems -- Private health insurance and managed care -- Public health: joint public-private responsibility in an era of new threats -- Ambulatory health care services and organizations -- Hospitals and health systems -- The continuum of long-term care -- Mental and behavioral health services -- The pharmaceutical industry -- Health care professionals -- Understanding health policy -- The quality of health care -- Ethical issues in public health and health services -- The future of health services.
9781418012892 (pbk) 1418012890 (pbk)
2007028380
Medical care--United States.
Health services administration--United States.
Health Services--United States.
362.10973 / I49