Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Essentials of Health Care Organization Finance Essentials of Health Care Organization Finance Dennis D Pointer "Finally! The book that all health care board members needed but were afraid to ask for! Those dark days of staring at incomprehensible numbers during board meetings, of nervous nodding when their fi… OL15191316W
Overdiagnosed Overdiagnosed H. Gilbert Welch After the criteria used to define osteoporosis were altered, seven million American women were turned into patients-literally overnight. The proliferation of fetal monitoring in the 1970s was associa… OL15414401W
Health care reform and disparities Health care reform and disparities Toni P. Miles "This book exposes and examines how Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance plans combined with widespread business practices and fraud create inequity the root cause of our dysfunctional he… OL16558302W
Comparative health policy Comparative health policy Robert H.. Blank "This wide-ranging text assesses the extent to which policy problems and responses in different countries have common causes or spring from specific national circumstances. This fully revised third e… OL18589739W
Genomic messages Genomic messages George J. Annas "Ready or not, medical practice is changing. Advances in the field of genomics--the study of how our DNA is constructed and functions--have made it easier for physicians to diagnose, treat, and even … OL20008078W
Psychological practice in a changing health care system Psychological practice in a changing health care system Robert L. Glueckauf This book examines the effects of the changing health care system and managed care on psychology and proposes possible solutions to many newly emerging problems. It focuses on four themes central to … OL20140138W
Essentials of epidemiology in public health Essentials of epidemiology in public health Ann Aschengrau,George R., III Seage "This new text strives to provide students with a current, comprehensive introduction to principles applied in the practice of epidemiology in public health. It incorporates modern ideas in epidemiol… OL20713782W
Strategic alliances among health and human services organizations Strategic alliances among health and human services organizations Darlyne Bailey,Kelly McNally Koney With a focus on relationship building, this book offers theoretical and practical information to organizations considering and negotiating this process. Throughout, the book employs actual case examp… OL20720154W
Patient-centered medicine Patient-centered medicine Moira Stewart "The evolution of attitudes and roles in society is reflected in many facets of our lives: In the medical community, these changes are most evident in the shifting relationship between doctor and pat… OL20804501W
Together Together Andy Burnham "Whole person care - integrating physical, social and mental care in a preventative and person-centred system - is potentially Labour's big idea to go into the 2015 election with. The concept has alr… OL31580874W
Health care in America Health care in America Kant Patel "The present book focuses on health care disparities. ... The United States has a wonderful health care system, especially in terms of its capabilities. But it is not equally available to all. It is … OL3744342W
Health sciences and services Health sciences and services Lois F. Lunin Directory of publications, data bases, and organizations that provide information in the various health sciences and services. Also includes information about health insurance, the pharmaceutical ind… OL3860578W
Economics of health care financing Economics of health care financing Karen Gerard,Craig Mitton,Stephen Jan,Virginia Wiseman,Cam Donaldson "Economics of Health Care Financing provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of the key global health care reforms of the last 20 years. This new edition examines the economics of health… OL4319599W