The seventh edition of Introduction to Health Services builds upon its reputation as a classic book written by nationally recognized authors. This new edition addresses the increasing pressure to improve the efficiency of the nation's health care system and to provide an adequate level of health care for all Americans. The seventh edition reflects the revolutionary changes in the practice of clinical medicine, government policy, information technology, and health care cost containment. In-depth information in the areas of health care finance, health care access, managed care, and insurance and home health is also provided. Research and statistics throughout make this book the premier reference for understanding all the services that compose the health care landscape.
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Dr. Paul Torrens is Professor of Health Services at the UCLA School of Public Health in Los Angeles
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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not the best intro to health services,
By Doc Dave "Doc Dave" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This book is not very well suited to those who want an introduction to health policy and services. If you have some background in the field, it will probably be too basic to help you very much. I had no such background when I began using this book in a graduate course in health policy, and while most of the text is understandable, it is generally not very interesting and/or helpful. I suppose it's a good thing that the book and chapters are brief, however it leaves out a lot of details that I felt would be beneficial towards understanding a very complex system. When statistics are used to exemplify a point, they are generally pretty dated. Even if a new edition were available though, I'd read through a chapter or two in the library before investing in this book.
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A very expensive book considering the length and content,
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This book is adequate for the purpose it was written but my biggest criticism is the price which is it sold for. I feel that I have read many similar books with three or four times the content and is the price at which Intro to Health Services was sold.
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Good book that gives you the basic and more information about Healthcare. Excellent starter book!!!!!!!!
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national health spending, health fields, organized public health efforts, ambulatory care services, public health ethics, personal health care expenditures, slowdown led, technology assessment process, prescription drug spending, personal health services, adult day services, state public health agencies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cengage Learning, All Rights Reserved, United States, Health Affairs, Providers of Health Services, New England Journal of Medicine, New York, Government Printing Office, Institute of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, Overview of the Health Services System, Consequences of Uninsurance, Census Bureau, Selected Years, World War, Oxford University Press, Social Security Act, Supreme Court, Health Care Financing Review, Graduate Medical Education, National Academy Press, Retrieved May, Blue Cross, Retrieved February, Joint Public-Private Responsibility Browse Sample Pages:
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national health spending, health fields, organized public health efforts, ambulatory care services, public health ethics, personal health care expenditures, slowdown led, technology assessment process, prescription drug spending, personal health services, adult day services, state public health agencies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cengage Learning, All Rights Reserved, United States, Health Affairs, Providers of Health Services, New England Journal of Medicine, New York, Government Printing Office, Institute of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, Overview of the Health Services System, Consequences of Uninsurance, Census Bureau, Selected Years, World War, Oxford University Press, Social Security Act, Supreme Court, Health Care Financing Review, Graduate Medical Education, National Academy Press, Retrieved May, Blue Cross, Retrieved February, Joint Public-Private Responsibility Browse Sample Pages:
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