TY - BOOK AU - Williams,Stephen J. AU - Torrens,Paul R. TI - Introduction to health services SN - 9781418012892 (pbk) U1 - 362.10973 PY - 2008/// CY - Clifton Park, NY PB - Thomson Delmar Learning KW - Medical care KW - United States KW - Health services administration KW - Health Services N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028380.html ER -