- Paperback: 232 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 5 edition (1 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071496068
- ISBN-13: 978-0071496063
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 1.5 cm
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An engaging and clinically applicable work on the principles and structure of the U.S. healthcare system
A Doody's Core Title for 2011!
"Eminently readable...Anyone wanting to gain insight into the forces that shaping health policy and the future of health care will appreciate this book."--Critical Care Nurse Magazine
Understanding Health Policy is the best-written, most informative book available on the subject--and it's the #1 choice for healthcare students and professionals alike. The authors carefully weave key principles, descriptions, and concrete examples into chapters that make important health policy issues both interesting and understandable.
Fully updated to reflect current issues in the ever-changing world of healthcare, the newest edition addresses all the topics that affect you most, from the structure and organization of the industry to issues regarding government and private insurance, to access to healthcare.
Everything you need to understand how the healthcare system works - and your role in it:
- Clinical vignettes in every chapter illustrate key points
- Detailed treatment of both U.S. and international issues
- A complete chapter of review questions
- NEW Expanded coverage of healthcare workers other than physicians
- NEW Closer scrutiny of the pharmaceutical industry
- NEW Brand-new chapter on the medical education system
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Praise for previous editions: “Highly readable.” Annals of Internal Medicine “Well documented and highly readable.” National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Newsletter “One of the more interesting, readable texts in health policy to appear in recent years.” American Journal of Health System Pharmacy “The title doesn’t do the book justice. It’s not only about health care policy and its implications, it’s about the health care system, applied to highly clinically relevant situations…provides an unobstructed view of the complicated health care system.” Advance/PA The leading text in the field, Understanding Health Policy covers fundamental topics such as cost containment, health insurance, managed care, and physician and hospital payment. The authors, who are leading health policy experts as well as practicing physicians, bring to life important policy issues by providing extensive case histories that pinpoint individual encounters within the health care system. Key Features: · Extensive vignettes drawn from authors’ practices illustrate impact of policy on care givers and patients · “Questions & Discussion Topics” for the classroom or individual study · New – Brand new chapter on the “Health Care Work Force” covering physicians, RNs, advanced practice nurses, pharmacists, and women and minorities in the health professions · New – Updates to discussions of insurance coverage, health care expenditures, and health care organization · New – Expanded to cover defined contribution approach to cost control; medical errors; new approaches to quality improvement; and the uncertain future of managed care
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When we wrote the introduction to the first edition of Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach in the early 1990s, we characterized the health care system in the United States as a "paradox of excess and deprivation," borrowing this phrase from a published article of that period (Enthoven and Kronick, 1989). Read the first page
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When we wrote the introduction to the first edition of Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach in the early 1990s, we characterized the health care system in the United States as a "paradox of excess and deprivation," borrowing this phrase from a published article of that period (Enthoven and Kronick, 1989). Read the first page
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Difficult to find a better overview for students
13 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
I used this book in undergraduate health policy programs and in one health care administration graduate elective. The majority of students found it to be a useful introduction to the difficult area of health policy. By incorporating pertinent examples and graphs students found the text more understandable and useful than say other required readings like Paul Starr's classic. Whatever their level of understanding coming into class, students were able to glean valuable information and insight.
My reservation is similar to many books, e.g., by the time of publication much has changed. However, there is relevant material and with supplements this will remain a valuable resource.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Understanding Health Policy
9 Jan 2007
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This book is a great basic review of how health care is delivered. The format and information is most useful for people who are going into medicine. There isn't really anything about the politics behind health care policy; instead the book focuses on defining key terms and outlining the structure of relationships between payers, receivers, and providers. The book also covers the differences between different types of insurance policies, as well as different national health plans of countries with more socialized medicine.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Must Know Knowledge For MD's To Be
15 July 2004
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This book was a requirment for my medical school curriculum. Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. I've never read any other books on health policy, so I don't have anything to compare it to, but I thought it was an excellent books. It is very well written, very easy to understand and extremely informative. I believe anyone interested in health care, medicine, etc. should obtain the knowledge in this book and what better source than "Understanding Health Policy".
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