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“An astonishingly clear ‘user’s manual’ that explains our health care system and the policies that will change it.” Pauline Chen, MD – The New York Times The 2nd edition of the best-selling practical, neutral, and readable overview of the US health care system is now available. This updated edition of the Health Care Handbook covers: • New sections on health IT, team-based care and health care quality • A clear summary of health policy and the Affordable Care Act • Inpatient & outpatient health care and delivery systems • Health insurance and the factors that make health care so expensive • Concise summaries of 32 different health professions • Medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and the research world • And much, much more The Handbook is the one-stop guide to the people, organizations and industries that make up the U.S. health care system and major issues the system faces today. It is rigorously res
ASIN : 0692244735
Publisher : Washington University in St. Louis
Publication date : November 1, 2014
Edition : 2nd
Language : English
Print length : 233 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780692244739
ISBN-13 : 978-0692244739
Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
Dimensions : 6.9 x 0.5 x 8.9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #156,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #47 in Health Policy (Books) #121 in Health Care Delivery (Books) #15,653 in Health, Fitness & Dieting (Books)
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