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Essentials of the U.S. health care system / Leiyu Shi, Douglas A. Singh.

By: Shi, Leiyu [author.].
Contributor(s): Singh, Douglas A, 1946- [author.].
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Fifth edition.General Notes: Available on the Davenport University Library database page in the "e-books Ebook Central/Academic Complete" library; Abridgement of: Delivering health care in America : a systems approach / Leiyu Shi, Douglas A. Singh. Seventh edition. 2019.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 390 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781284156737.Other title: Essentials of the United States health care system | U.S. health care system.Related works: Abridgement of (work): Shi, Leiyu. Delivering health care in America. Seventh edition.Subject(s): Medical care -- United States | Medical policy -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 362.10973 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Major characteristics of U.S. health care delivery -- Foundations of U.S. health care delivery -- Historical overview of U.S. health care delivery -- Health care providers and professionals -- Technology and its effects -- Financing and reimbursement methods -- Outpatient services and primary care -- Hospitals -- Managed care and integrated systems -- Long-term care services -- Populations with special health needs -- Cost, access, and quality -- Health policy -- The future of health services delivery.
Summary: "Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Fifth Edition is a clear and concise distillation of the major topics covered in the best-selling Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. This edition is a well-organized resource that covers the major characteristics, foundations, and future of the U.S. health care system."--Provided by publisher.
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Available on the Davenport University Library database page in the "e-books Ebook Central/Academic Complete" library.

Abridgement of: Delivering health care in America : a systems approach / Leiyu Shi, Douglas A. Singh. Seventh edition. 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Major characteristics of U.S. health care delivery -- Foundations of U.S. health care delivery -- Historical overview of U.S. health care delivery -- Health care providers and professionals -- Technology and its effects -- Financing and reimbursement methods -- Outpatient services and primary care -- Hospitals -- Managed care and integrated systems -- Long-term care services -- Populations with special health needs -- Cost, access, and quality -- Health policy -- The future of health services delivery.

"Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Fifth Edition is a clear and concise distillation of the major topics covered in the best-selling Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. This edition is a well-organized resource that covers the major characteristics, foundations, and future of the U.S. health care system."--Provided by publisher.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 19, 2018).

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