Epidemic of care : a call for safer, better, and more accountable health care
by
Halvorson, George C.
Title
:
Epidemic of care : a call for safer, better, and more accountable health care
Author
:
Halvorson, George C.
ISBN
:
9780787968885
Publication Information
:
San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2003.
Physical Description
:
xxx, 271 s. : res. ; 24 cm.
Contents
:
Miracles cost money -- Unsafe at any cost -- Who really pays for all of that care? -- If it works or might work, you owe it to me : how Americans' entitlement to care drives up costs -- Care monopolies -- Does the United States pay fair prices by world standards? -- How the Internet is changing health care : I learned about my prosthesis on the web -- The coming crunch in health care workers -- Medical necessity calls, fee cuts, and PR errors--not a good start -- So why don't we just go to a single-payer system and save bucks like the Brits? -- Where do we go from here? : a call for a national health strategy -- Patients deserve safe care -- 401(k) equivalent choices in health care -- Most health care costs are the result of bad health -- Caregiver monopolies should not be our care model of choice -- Cut the number of uninsured in half -- Training tomorrow's caregivers and reengineering care delivery -- A call to action.
Subject Term
:
Sağlık Hizmeti Giderleri -- ABD
Sağlık Bakımı Reformu -- ABD
Sağlık Hizmetlerine Ulaşılabilirlik -- ABD
Sigorta, Sağlık -- ekonomi -- ABD
Health Care Costs -- United States
Health Care Reform -- United States
Health Services Accessibility -- United States
Insurance, Health -- economics -- United States
Added Author
:
Isham, George J., ed.
Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Health Sciences Library | Book | 7.2/12/386294 | WA 540.AA1 H118 2003 | | Sağlık Bilimleri Genel Koleksiyon |