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Author:

Sultz, Harry A.

Title:

Health care USA : understanding its organization and delivery / Harry A. Sultz, Kristina M. Young.

Edition:

8th ed.

Publisher:

Jones & Bartlett Learning,

Copyright Date:

c2014

Description:

xxxvi, 586 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Medical care--United States.
Medical policy--United States.
Delivery of Health Care--United States.
Health Policy--United States.

Other Authors:

Young, Kristina M.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

1. Overview of health care : a population perspective -- 2. Benchmark developments in U.S. health care -- 3. Health information technology -- 4. Hospitals : origin, organization, and performance -- 5. Ambulatory care -- 6. Medical education and the changing practice of medicine -- 7. The healthcare workforce -- 8. Financing health care -- 9. Long-term care -- 10. Mental health services -- 11. Public health and the role of government in health care -- 12. Research: how heath care advances -- 13. Future of health care.

ISBN:

1284029883
9781284029888
1449694519 (pbk.)
9781449694517 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)833313216

LCCN:

2013012427

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)