Sultz, Harry A.

Health care, USA : understanding its organization and delivery / Harry A. Sultz, Kristina M. Young. - 5th ed. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2006. - xvii, 557 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of health care: a population perspective -- Benchmark developments in U.S. health care -- Hospitals: origin, organization, and performance -- Ambulatory care -- Medical education and the changing practice of medicine -- Health care personnel -- Financing health care -- Managed care -- Long-term care -- Mental health services -- Public health and the role of government in health care -- Research: how health care advances -- The future of health care.

0763736252 (pbk.) 9780763736255 (pbk.)

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Medical care--United States.
Medical policy--United States.
Delivery of Health Care--United States.
Health Policy--United States.
Soins mâedicaux--âEtats-Unis.
Politique sanitaire--âEtats-Unis.

RA395.A3 / S897 2006

362.1/0973

2005 L-957 W 84 AA1 / S96h 2006