Basics of the U. S. health care system

Summary: Provides a broad, fundamental introduction to the workings of the U.S. healthcare industry. [From publisher's description].

Record details

ISBN: 1284169871
ISBN: 9781284169874
Physical Description: print
xxi, 434 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Edition: Fourth ed.
Publisher: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2019],2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

History and overview of the U.S. healthcare system -- Current operations of the U.S. healthcare system -- Government's role in U.S. health care -- Public health's role in health care -- Inpatient and outpatient services -- Long-term care services -- Careers in the health industry -- Healthcare payors and financing -- Managed care impact on healthcare delivery -- Information technology impact on health care -- Healthcare law -- Healthcare ethics -- Mental health issues -- Analysis of the U.S. healthcare system.