Understanding Health Policy, Fifth Edition (lange Clinical Medicine)

Understanding Health Policy, Fifth Edition (lange Clinical Medicine)
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An engaging and clinically applicable work on the principles and structure of the U.S. healthcare system

An engaging and clinically applicable work on the principles and structure of the U.S. healthcare systemA Doody's Core Title for 2011!

A Doody's Core Title for 2011! "Eminently readable...Anyone wanting to gain insight into the forces that shaping health policy and the future of health care will appreciate this book."--

"Eminently readable...Anyone wanting to gain insight into the forces that shaping health policy and the future of health care will appreciate this book."--Critical Care Nurse Magazine

Critical Care Nurse MagazineUnderstanding Health Policy

Understanding Health Policy is the best-written, most informative book available on the subject--and it's the #1 choice for healthcare students and professionals alike. The authors carefully weave key principles, descriptions, and concrete examples into chapters that make important health policy issues both interesting and understandable.

is the best-written, most informative book available on the subject--and it's the #1 choice for healthcare students and professionals alike. The authors carefully weave key principles, descriptions, and concrete examples into chapters that make important health policy issues both interesting and understandable. Fully updated to reflect current issues in the ever-changing world of healthcare, the newest edition addresses all the topics that affect you most, from the structure and organization of the industry to issues regarding government and private insurance, to access to healthcare.

Fully updated to reflect current issues in the ever-changing world of healthcare, the newest edition addresses all the topics that affect you most, from the structure and organization of the industry to issues regarding government and private insurance, to access to healthcare. Everything you need to understand how the healthcare system works - and your role in it:

Everything you need to understand how the healthcare system works - and your role in it:Clinical vignettes in every chapter illustrate key points

Clinical vignettes in every chapter illustrate key pointsDetailed treatment of both U.S. and international issues

Detailed treatment of both U.S. and international issuesA complete chapter of review questions

A complete chapter of review questionsNEW

NEW Expanded coverage of healthcare workers other than physicians

Expanded coverage of healthcare workers other than physiciansNEW

NEW Closer scrutiny of the pharmaceutical industry

Closer scrutiny of the pharmaceutical industryNEW

NEW Brand-new chapter on the medical education system

Brand-new chapter on the medical education system

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