A Brief Guide To The U.S. Health Care Delivery System: Facts, Definitions, and Statistics, Second Edition
Sara A. Beazley, Editor
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192 pages, soft cover, 7"x10"
AHA Order Number: 196168
ISBN: 978-1-55648-368-4
AHA Member Price: $59.00
Nonmember Price: $65.00
A Learning and Reference Tool for Professionals:
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The book provides a concise overview of the health care delivery system, with particular emphasis on the hospital, and is meant as a short introduction to a very complex subject. Each chapter takes a major segment of the system and provides basic information, data, and coverage of current issues. Each question-and-answer entry serves as a quick reference for the topic being addressed. Taken as a whole, the book presents a solid view of how various constituencies (payers, providers, regulators, clinicians, and patients) in health care fit together.
A Complete Data and Research Source
The book contains the recent available industry data and research findings. At the same time, it provides overviews of past trend data that help put current information in perspective and shed light on the challenges facing the U.S. health care delivery system. Information is thoroughly footnoted with source references and supplemented with Web site addresses that enable readers to update data and information if they desire, and it allows them to dig deeper into specific points of interest. Charts and graphs illustrate health system features and trends, and a glossary lists and defines the key terms used in the book.
A Ready Reference
A Brief Guide contains essential information every health care executive, trustee, or health care professional should know. It is a valuable resource to those who need accurate and timely industry information quickly. It will be invaluable for students seeking accessible background information on topics pivotal for the practice of health care management.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
About the Editor and Contributors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Patient Care
Patients
Demographics
Health Status
Health Care Overview
Health Services Utilization Overview
Selected Trends in Medical Practice
Chapter 2 Caregivers
Health Manpower Overview
National Overview
Local Economy
Organizational Complexity
Health Manpower Issues
Health Care Professions
Physicians
Nurses
Other Health Professionals
Invisible Caregivers
Chapter 3 Facilities
Hospitals
Looking Back at Our Roots
Community and Other Hospitals
Special Hospital Designations
Hospital Governance and Organization
Utilization Trends
Issues
Health Systems and Networks
Health Systems
Networks
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures
Ambulatory Care Centers
Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
Immediate Care Options
Long-Term Care Facilities
Nursing Homes
Alternatives to Nursing Homes
Chapter 4 Finance
Health Spending
Financing Health Care
Overview
Medicare
Medicaid
CHIP and Other Government Programs
Private Insurers and Managed Care
Hospital Finances
Chapter 5 Government and Other Types of Oversight
Introduction
Oversight and Compliance Issues
Federal Government
Role, Priorities, and Trends
Key Federal Departments and Agencies
Selected Laws That Affect Hospitals
State Government
Role, Priorities, and Trends
Key Areas of State Oversight Activity
Local Government
Role, Priorities, and Trends
Other Types of Oversight
Overview
Key Organizations
Glossary
Index
Reviewer Comment
This compact primer and fact-laden reference does a great job of organizing and explaining the health care field. In ordinary times, all hospital trustees should read it and pack it with them, and it wouldn't do management and clinical leaders any harm, either. In this extraordinary time of health care reform, the book would help any American consumer to better understand what will be happening in the field for years to come.
Rick de Filippi, Chairman, American Hospital Association
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