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Health Care Services in the 1990s: A Consumer's Guide

Autor Sandra Guerra, Stephen J. Williams
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 mai 1991 – vârsta până la 17 ani
How do you go about choosing between health insurance plans . . . selecting a hospital. . .choosing a doctor? These are just some of the difficult decisions certain to have a profound impact on your physical, emotional, and financial well-being for years to come.This comprehensive guide shows you how to make knowledgeable choices--how to get everything you require from our nation's $600 billion a year health care system. Health Care Services in the 1990s provides life-or-death information about ambulatory care, long-term care, and mental health services. Learn about the changing roles of physicians and dentists. . .insurance vs. pre-paid plans. . .how hospitals and physicians get current addresses, contact information, and toll-free telephone numbers of agencies capable of anwersing questions about specific needs and situations. health care system, and proceeds with the active role of the consumer as a partner in the system, protecting and promoting one's own health. The book also describes ways in which the system's resources can be most advantageous when the consumer is not in bad health. The book progresses with a detailed exploration of the major components of the system, and analyzes functions such as ambulatory care, the choice of a hospital and its services, long term care, the nursing home, and mental health services. The major providers of care (the physicians, dentists, and other relevant providers) and how to work with them are discussed. Consumer approaches to health insurance, governmental health care programs, and financial considerations are also addressed. The quality of health care from the consumer viewpoint and protection of consumer rights inherent in the system is another aspect covered in this valuable book. Alternatives to the traditional health care system are also provided.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780275939090
ISBN-10: 027593909X
Pagini: 408
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

STEPHEN J. WILLIAMS is a professor and head of the division of health services administration, and head of the graduate program in health services administration at the Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California. Dr. Williams is the author of numerous books and articles on health care.SANDRA J. GUERRA is the Clayton Foundation Administrator at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California.

Cuprins

PrefaceYour Role in Health CareBeing Informed: Understanding the SystemTaking Charge: Promoting Your Own HealthBe the Best that You CanProtecting Your Life: Where Care Is GivenAmbulatory Care: Backbone of the SystemThe Hospital: Big Risks, Big RewardsLong-Term Care: Many Choices, Many Opportunities; Mental Health: A Real ChallengeThe Powers That Be: Who Gives Care?Your Physician: A Key PlayerDentists: Real Success, Fading FutureThe Supporting Cast: Other Important ProvidersPaying The Bill: Health InsuranceHealth Insurance: What It Is, How It Works; Managed Care: Lower Cost, More RestrictionsPaying The Bill: Governmental ProgramsMedicare: A Partial HelpThe Uninsured and Underinsured: Squeezed and in TroubleFinancing and Reimbursement: Who Gets Paid And HowNational Health ExpendituresPayments to Professionals and InstitutionsThe Quality of CareMeasuring and Assuring the Quality of CareYour Rights as a ConsumerAlternatives To Traditional MedicineNew Approaches To Special SituationsBypassing Traditional ResourcesEpilogueAppendix A: Sources of InformationAppendix B: Toll-Free NumbersAppendix C: State Medical Boards, Medicare Carriers, and PROSIndex