Understanding health policy [electronic resource] : a clinical approach / Thomas Bodenheimer, Kevin Grumbach.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2012.Edition: 6th edDescription: vii,231pISBN: - 9780071770521 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0071770526 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- WA 540 AA1
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
Nepal Health Research Council Book Cart | WA 540AA1/BOD/2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 001860 |
Book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the paradox of excess and deprivation -- Paying for health care -- Access to health care -- Reimbursing health care providers -- How health care is organised--I: primary, secondary, and tertiary care -- How health care is organised--II: health delivery systems -- Health care workforce and the education of health professionals -- Painful versus painless cost control -- Mechanisms for controlling costs -- Quality of health care -- Prevention of illness -- Long-term care -- Medical ethics and rationing of health care -- Health care in four nations -- Health care reform and national health insurance -- Conflict and change in America's health care system -- Conclusion: tensions and challenges -- Questions and discussion topics.
License restrictions may limit access.
There are no comments on this title.