BookLawton Robert Burns.
Summary: "This text is differentiated from the many other healthcare delivery texts available in that it gives equal attention to the parties that pay for health care, the parties that provide healthcare, and the parties that produce the products used in healthcare. To this end, the author weaves a common thread throughout every chapter in the book that the goals of healthcare relate to the the iron triangle(cost, quality, and access) and the triple aim (per capita cost, population, health, and patient experience)"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
A Guide Through the Wilderness
What as a Healthcare System?
Population Health
Goals of Healthcare
The 800-Pound Gorilla : Rising Healthcare Costs
Managing Quality : Another 800-Pound Gorilla?
Healthcare Providers
The Medical Profession
Primary Care : Physicians, Nurses, and Pharmacists
Hospitals
Hospital Diversification, Restructuring, and Integration
Organized Ambulatory Care
Post-Acute Care
Employer-Based Health Insurance
Contracting for Prescription Drug Benefits : Role of Employers, Insurers, and Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Private Health Insurance and Managed Care Organizations
Medicare
Medicaid and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Healthcare Technology Sectors
The Pharmaceutical Sector
The Biotechnology Sector
The MedTech Sector
Healthcare Information Technology
The Federal Bureaucracy, the US Congress, and Healthcare Policy
The Public Health System.