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020 _a9781284156720
050 _aRA395.A3
_b.S55 2019
100 _aShi, Leiyu
245 1 0 _aEssentials of the U.S. health care system
_cLeiyu Shi, Douglas A. Singh.
246 1 3 _aDelivering health care in America:
_ba systems approach
_iAbridgement of:
250 _aFifth edition.
260 _aBurlington, Massachusetts:
_bJones and Barlett Learning
_c2019
300 _a[xviii], 390 pages:
_billustrations, charts ;
_c23 cm
505 _aMajor 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.
520 _a"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.
650 0 _aDelivery of health care
_zUnited States
650 0 _aHealth policy
_zUnited States
650 0 _aMedical care
_zUnited States
650 0 _aMedical policy
_zUnited States
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_cBK
999 _c1997
_d1997