- Additional Authors
- Gale Group.
- Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 191 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- Examines the state of the nation's health care system, the education and training of health care providers, and the various types of health care institutions. The ever increasing cost of health care, prevalence of insurance, mental health care, and a comparison of health care throughout the world are also covered.
- Series Statement
- Information Plus reference series
- Gale virtual reference library
- Uniform Title
- Health care system (Online)
- Information Plus reference series.
- Alternative Title
- Health care system (Online)
- Subject
- Note
- "ISSN 1543-2556."
- "Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record.
- Contents
- chapter 1. The U.S. health care system -- chapter 2. Health care practitioners -- chapter 3. Health care institutions -- chapter 4. Researching, measuring, and monitoring the quality of health care -- chapter 5. The increasing cost of health care -- chapter 6. Insurance : those with and those without -- chapter 7. International comparisons of health care -- chapter 8. Change, challenges, and innovation in health care delivery -- chapter 9. Public opinion about the health care system.
- OCLC
- ssj0001526335
- Author
Wexler, Barbara.
- Title
The health care system [electronic resource] / Barbara Wexler.
- Imprint
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]
- Series
Information Plus reference series
Gale virtual reference library
Information Plus reference series.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Gale Group.
- Other Form:
Print version: Health care system. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015] 9781573026444