Health systems and services Books
Penguin Putnam Inc Fat Chance
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The University of Chicago Press Beyond Caring
Book SynopsisDocumenting the real world of the contemporary hospital, its nurses, and their moral and ethical crises, this work provides an analysis of the forces that influence moral decisions in hospitals.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Nursing and Ethics in an Age of Organizations 1: The Routinization of Disaster 2: Protecting the Routine from Chaos 3: What It Means to Be a Nurse 4: How the Organization Creates Ethical Problems 5: The Patient as Object 6: Death as an Organizational Act Conclusion Appendix on Methods Index
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The University of Chicago Press AIDS Doesnt Show its Face Inequality Morality
Book SynopsisAIDS and Africa are indelibly linked in popular consciousness, but despite widespread awareness of the epidemic, much of the story remains hidden beneath a superficial focus on condoms, sex workers, and antiretrovirals. This book offers a powerful reversal, using AIDS as a lens through which to view Africa.Trade Review"Drawing on more than twenty years of fieldwork, Smith effectively uses popular reactions to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria as a lens through which to observe and analyze social change there. He successfully shows that things are not as simple as they might seem to outsiders-even the best-intentioned outsiders-and that much of the public health messaging that emphasizes individual responsibility is simply off the mark." (Adam Ashforth, University of Michigan)"
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The University of Chicago Press The Organizing Locally How the New Decentralists
Book SynopsisFrom the cherries we buy, to the grocer who sells them, to the school where our child unpacks them for lunch, we express resurgent faith in decentralizing the institutions and businesses that arrange our daily lives. The author reveals the key cornerstones of social organization on which effective decentralization depends.Trade Review"After eras dominated by economics talk, it is refreshing to dip into a vision in which culture and social psychology play central roles. This is in some ways a call to arms, but it is not as didactic or gloomy as those to which we've become accustomed. It stirs the pot of what have become somewhat stale debates, and by incorporating such a broad range of cases, extends its relevance far and wide." (Jeffrey Henig, Teachers College, Columbia University)
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The University of Chicago Press The Future of Healthcare Reform in the United
Book SynopsisIn the years since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, or, colloquially, Obamacare), most of the discussion about it has been political. But as the politics fade and the law's many complex provisions take effect, a much more interesting question begins to emerge: How will the law affect the American health care regime in the coming years and decades? This book brings together fourteen leading scholars from the fields of law, economics, medicine, and public health to answer that question. Taking discipline-specific views, they offer their analyses and predictions for the future of health care reform. By turns thought-provoking, counterintuitive, and even contradictory, the essays together cover the landscape of positions on the PPACA's prospects. Some see efficiency growth and moderating prices; others fear a strangling bureaucracy and spiraling costs. The result is a deeply informed, richly substantive discussion that will trouble settled positions an
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The University of Chicago Press Side Effects and Complications The Economic
Book SynopsisThe Affordable Care Act will have a dangerous effect on the American economy. That may sound like a political stance, but it's actually a simple financial fact borne out by economic forecasts. In Side Effects and Complications, preeminent labor economist Casey B. Mulligan brings to light the dire economic realities that have been lost in the ideological debate over the ACA, and he offers an eye-opening and accessible look at the costs that American citizens will pay because of it. Looking specifically at the labor market, Mulligan reveals how the costs of health care under the ACA actually create implicit taxes on individuals, as the increased costs to employers will be passed on to their employees. Mulligan shows how, as a result, millions of workers will find themselves in a situation in which full-time work, adjusted for the expense of health care, will actually pay less than part-time work or even not working at all. Analyzing the incentives-or lack thereof-for people to earn more
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University of Chicago Press Economic Aspects of Obesity NBER National Bureau
Book SynopsisThe number of obese adults in the United States has doubled and the number of obese children almost tripled, which may lead to increased medical expenditures, productivity loss, and stress on the health care system. This title provides a foundation for evaluating the costs and benefits of various proposals designed to control obesity rates.
£999.99
The University of Chicago Press The Political Life of Medicare American Politics
Book SynopsisOberlander provides a comprehensive hostory of Medicare politics, from the decades of consensus to debates over Medicare reform. Revealing how Medicare policies have developed over the past several decades this analysis will interest anyone concerned with public policy or healthcare.
£999.99
The University of Chicago Press Institutional Change Heathcare Organizations
Book SynopsisThe changes in the US healthcare system since World War II are documented here, from new technologies, service-delivery arrangements, to financing mechanisms and underlying sets of organizing principles. The authors illustrate the work with five types of healthcare organizations.
£999.99
University of Chicago Press Living with Polio
Book SynopsisPolio was the most dreaded disease of twentieth-century America. Whenever and wherever it struck, hospitals filled with victims of the virus. This book focuses on the personal stories of the men and women who had acute polio and lived with its crippling consequences. It also details each physical and emotional stage of the disease.Trade Review"Wilson succeeds admirably on his own terms - taking ownership of the disease from medics (and from the academics and theoreticians) and giving it back to the patients who actually experienced it.... Daniel Wilson's book is a sobering indictment of the treatment of disabled people in mid-century America that can be read with profit, and, it is to be hoped, without complacency, by any practitioner today." - Seamus Sweeney, Times Literary Supplement "[Daniel J. Wilson] has done an admirable job of assembling more than 150 first-person accounts into a coherent narrative.... In the America of 2005, new cases of polio are extraordinarily rare; the World Health Organization hopes to eradicate it completely by 2008. But Mr. Wilson reminds us that more than half a million Americans are still living with its consequences." - Gordon Haber, New York Sun "For readers who... did not live during the prevaccine period, Living with Polio provides an excellent survey of the stories of those who had the misfortune of being struck by the disease." - Mark Pallansch, Science"
£999.99
The University of Chicago Press Health Care Issues in the United States and Japan
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MIT Press Ltd Health Economics
Book SynopsisThe new edition of a textbook that combines economic concepts with empirical evidence, updated with material on the Affordable Care Act and other developments.This book introduces students to the growing research field of health economics. Rather than offer details about health systems without providing a theoretical context, Health Economics combines economic concepts with empirical evidence to enhance readers' economic understanding of how health care institutions and markets function. The theoretical and empirical approaches draw heavily on the general field of applied microeconomics, but the text moves from the individual and firm level to the market level to a macroeconomic view of the role of health and health care within the economy as a whole. The book takes a global perspective, with description and analysis of institutional features of health sectors in countries around the world. This second edition has been updated to include material on the U.S. Pat
£116.15
National Academies Press Crossing the Quality Chasm A New Health System for the 21st Century
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£69.35
Little, Brown Spark You Can Stop Humming Now A Doctors Stories of
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£22.40
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Case Studies in Primary Care
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsDay 1 7:45 am CASE #1 Organizing and managing your day NEW! 8:00 am CASE #2 Complete physical exam 8:30 am CASE #3 Incontinence NEW! 9:00 am CASE #4 Unintended pregnancy NEW! 9:15 am CASE #5 Dysuria 9:30 am CASE #6 Head congestion 9:45 am CASE #7 Rash 10:00 am CASE #8 Complete physical exam, headaches 10:45 am CASE# 9 Emergency contraception 11:00 am CASE #10 Well child check 11:30 am CASE #11 Travel 11:45 am CASE #12 Upper respiratory infection Lunchtime Phone Call CASE #13 Negative PPD 1:00 pm CASE #14 Ear infection 1:15 pm CASE #15 Anemia 1:30 pm CASE #16 Cholesterol follow-up 1:45 pm CASE #17 Contraception 2:00 pm CASE #18 Ankle pain 2:15 pm CASE #19 Acne 2:45 pm CASE #20 Heartburn 3:15 pm CASE #21 Recurrent diarrhea 3:45 pm CASE #22 Head lice 4:00 pm CASE #23 Diabetes follow-up 4:30 pm CASE #24 Scrotal pain After Office Hours Add-on CASE #25 Review Pap results (patient not present) Phone Call #1 at closing CASE #26 Rectal bleeding Phone Call #2 at closing CASE #27 Worms Day 2 8:00 am CASE #28 Sports physical exam 8:30 am CASE #29 Chronic atrial fibrillation, diabetes NEW! 9:00 am CASE #30 Low back pain 9:15 am CASE #31 Hypertension 9:45 am CASE #32 Left great toe pain 10:00 am CASE #33 Complete physical exam 10:45 am CASE #34 Diarrhea 11:00 am CASE #35 Annual GYN, depressed 11:30 am CASE #36 Annual GYN, intimate-partner violence Review diagnostic report CASE #37 Mammogram report 1:00 pm CASE #38 Allergy shot 1:15 pm CASE #39 Cough, fever, chills 1:30 pm CASE #40 Prenatal check 1:45 pm CASE #41 Urinary incontinence 2:30 pm CASE #42 Eye redness 2:45 pm CASE #43 Scrotal pain 3:00 pm CASE #44 Vaginal discharge 3:15 pm CASE #45 Wrist pain 3:30 pm CASE #46 Confusion 4:00 pm CASE #47 Weight gain NEW! 4:30 pm CASE #48 Difficulty starting urinary stream 4:45 pm CASE #49 Cough After Office Hours 6:00 pm CASE #50 Staff Meeting to review financials NEW!
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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Introduction to Health Services Administration
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£93.10
Random House USA Inc The Grandest Challenge
Book SynopsisThe Grandest Challenge begins with a simple premise: that every person''s life is of equal value, regardless of where in the world he or she lives. It also begins with an alarming fact: that in this age of spectacular scientific advances, it is still those who live in the developed world--mainly the west--who overwhelmingly benefit from our enormous new power to combat disease and enhance food, while those in the developing world are far more likely to die for lack of basic health care and inexpensive nutrition.As personalized medicine, designer drugs, and high-quality nutrients become more readily available than ever in the richest parts of the world, distinguished doctors Abdallah Daar and Peter Singer urge us to pause and ask these vital questions: Who will have access to the life-enhancing advances of biotechnology? And who are these advances ultimately meant to help?In this challenging, controversial, thought-provoking, and humane book, Daar and Singer inspi
£18.70
Random House Canada Fit Cities My Quest to Improve the Worlds Health
Book SynopsisDr. Karen K. Lee is a force for good around the world, working behind the scenes to help people improve their diets, get in shape, and live longer. In the arena of public health, this Canadian woman is an international superstar. In the early 2000s, she went to the US to join a team of health detectives for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Smoking was in decline, and so the US CDC's attention had turned to the next biggest causes of premature death: over-eating and under-exercising. Dr. Lee's zeal in seeking out the root causes--in schools, restaurants, and environments that encourage a sedentary, calorie-packed way of life--was matched by her inspired approach to finding solutions. She was next recruited by the City of New York, where she was instrumental in introducing Active Design, an initiative for creating opportunities for healthy living in everyday life that has helped reverse childhood obesity and lengthen life expectancies. Her influence
£23.16
WW Norton & Co Putting Our House in Order A Guide to Social
Book SynopsisA former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and an eminent economist tackle the biggest social issue of our time.
£17.09
WW Norton & Co The Premonition
Book SynopsisFor those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about.Trade Review"Lewis brings a welcome gimlet eye to the Trump era… the lessons of the “The Premonition” apply to more than just the C.D.C. — they tell us why government bureaucracies fail." -- Nick Confessore - The New York Times Book Review
£22.79
WW Norton & Co The New Medical Sociology
Book SynopsisThe New Medical Sociology makes a bold and innovative investigation of how society makes us sick.
£28.00
The University of Michigan Press Technological Change in Health Care
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The University of Michigan Press Public Health in the Market
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The University of Michigan Press Student Bodies
Book SynopsisExplores the fascinating connections between university health centers and the evolution of American health and medicine. This book examines the relationship between administrative regulation of ""student bodies"" and broader social-cultural views about young adults and their status in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America.Trade ReviewWell researched, written, and referenced. Professor Prescott explores a number of areas of college health not previously covered, making Student Bodies of great value to all those interested in this subject, both within and outside the field of college health. - William A. Christmas, Duke University
£999.99
The University of Michigan Press Formulas for Motherhood in a Chinese Hospital
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Tendai Educational Foundation, Incorporated, dba Hawaii Nikkei History Editorial Board Futurescan 2014 Healthcare Trends and
Book SynopsisThis highly respected annual guide to healthcare trends will help organizations plan for the future. In Futurescan 2014, a panel of industry thought leaders addresses eight key issues regarding healthcare change and transformation. The expert insight is supported by data from a survey of 544 healthcare leaders.
£45.45
Redleaf Press Futurescan 2015 Healthcare Trends and
Book SynopsisThis highly respected annual guide to healthcare trends will help organizations plan for the future. In Futurescan 2015, a panel of industry thought leaders addresses eight key issues regarding healthcare change and transformation. The expert insight is supported by data from a survey of 496 healthcare leaders.
£45.45
The Perseus Books Group The COPD Solution A Proven 10Week Program for
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£15.40
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Public Health Policy
Book SynopsisThis volume provides a new and innovative overview of the key debates relating to public health policy in the UK and sets out the policy implications for the future, offering a way forward based on the concept of managing for health.Trade Review"Hunter provides a map of the recent history of public health and its link to health policy. His analysis of the twentieth-century public health profession and its weaknesses leads him to suggest new solutions for management and public health which shift the focus to health. This book makes an important contribution to the debate on raising the profile of health as an outcome of health policy. I can recommend it to all those interested in health management, policy or pubic health as a thoughtful analysis and a provocative challenge." Sian Griffiths, University of Oxford "Thoughtful, analytic and tough minded. David Hunter’s feeling for what makes health policy tick has been successfully applied to public health. Recommended reading for everyone interested in making health policy work for the better." Geof Rayner, Chairman of the UK Public Health AssociationTable of ContentsList Of Figures And Boxes. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction And Approach:. Some ‘Simple Truths’ About Health Systems. Policy Dilemmas And ‘Wicked Issues’. The Politics Of Health Policy. The Depoliticisation Of Health Policy. Plan Of Book. 2. The Relationship Between Health And Health Care:. Introduction. Defining Health. The Emergence Of The New Public Health. Barriers To Progress. Some Lessons From Lalonde. The Post-Lalonde Era. The UK Experience. Conclusion. 3. Managing Medicine:. Introduction. Managing For What?. The New Rationalism And Health. The Rise Of Managerialism In Health Policy. Managing Doctors. Criticisms Of New Public Management. Implications For Health Policy. Last Word: Medicine, Management And Health. 4. Managing For Health:. Introduction. What Is Public Health?. The Evolution Of The Public Health Function. Public Health: A Specialty Or An Arena?. A Response To Implementation Failure. Approaches To Joined-Up Policy And Practice. Conclusion. 5. Health Policy In A Devolved Polity Within Europe:. Introduction. The Impact Of Devolution. The Impact Of Europe. Conclusion. 6. Moving Out Of The Ghetto:. Introduction. That Is To Be Done?. Towards Implementing A Policy For Health. Managerial Capacity Building. Last Word. References. Index
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McClelland & Stewart Inc. The Last Taboo
Book SynopsisAt any given time, three million Canadians are living with some kind of mental illness. But despite its prevalence, the public and even some health practitioners are badly misinformed about its causes and treatment.This book is an essential road map to hope and recovery. It tells the reader where to get help and what pitfalls to avoid. It defines the most common forms of mental illness, discusses the advantages and drawbacks of medication, and tackles the ultimate taboo of suicide. It offers coping strategies for consumers, family members, friends, and employers, and demonstrates how they can all contribute to the recovery of a person with a mental illness. Medication and psychotherapy only go so far - housing, meaningful activity, and friendships are as crucial to recovery as any drug.In The Last Taboo, Scott Simmie recounts his own battle with a serious mental disorder, and his partner, Julia Nunes, provides a care-giver and supporter’s perspective on liv
£19.54
Johns Hopkins University Press Health Security for All
Book SynopsisAn innovative approach to one of the great unresolved social and political problems of our time, Health Security for All will be of interest to social scientists, health policy scholars, historians, and idealists across the political spectrum.Trade ReviewThis book provides an intriguing recount of health care reform's storied and often tumultuous past. -- Ronald T. Ackermann, MD, MPH Annals of Internal Medicine 2005 Required reading for those interested in the life and death of health policy initiatives... Valuable primer on health policy. -- Eric G. Campbell, PhD JAMA 2005 Will surely resonate in the thoughts of policymakers... and anyone interested in a fairer and healthier society. -- Marian E. Gornick New England Journal of Medicine 2005 Derickson has rendered these ideas concerning access intelligible and the disputes over them comprehensible. -- Theodore R. Marmor Journal of American History 2006 Derickson's book is undoubtedly an important contribution that deserves a wide readership. -- Gerald N. Grob Psychiatric Services 2006 Anyone who wonders whether there is anything new that can be said about the issue must read Alan Derickson's marvelous book. -- Jill Quadagno Bulletin of the History of Medicine 2006 This is a book that asks the right questions and contains more than its share of provocative answers. -- Edward D. Berkowitz Journal of Social History 2006 A fascinating intellectual and political history of reform ideologies and debates. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 2006 A fascinating intellectual and political history of reform ideologies and debates. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 2006 Beautifully readable, scholarly, and brief (for its coverage). Educ'l Gerontology 2007 A valuable addition... The unique feature of the book is its focus on the goal of universalism, rather than the more narrow politics of national health insurance... grounded in discourses of needs, efficiency, and rights. -- Martin Gorsky Medical History 2007Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. A Fertile and Lively Cause of PovertyChapter 2. One of the Most Radical Moves Ever MadeChapter 3. No Poor-Man's SystemChapter 4. American Democratic MedicineChapter 5. Well on the WayChapter 6. As Much a Birthright as EducationEpilogue: Alone Among the Developed NationsAcknowledgementsNotesIndex
£32.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Specialty Care in the Era of Managed Care
Book SynopsisThe insights that emerge from this struggle will be of value to anyone interested in how high-profile hospitals and academic medical centers operate, particularly in economically and socially challenging situations.Trade ReviewA book that sprinkles tantalizing tidbits and provides a clear-eyed view of the inner workings of Cleveland's influential medical institutions. -- Diane Solov Plain Dealer 2005 A truthful and probing account... This book should be required reading for the next class of Leadership Cleveland. -- Michael D. Roberts Inside Business 2006 Kastor has provided us with a meticulously researched case study whose lessons provide for a better understanding of the challenges facing all in the health care field. -- Pascal James Imperato Pharos 2006 Meticulously researched and documented case study... Kastor's book is indispensable. -- Jesse Ballenger Bulletin of the History of Medicine 2006Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. Cleveland and Its Medical CentersChapter 2. Cleveland Clinic: The Clinical FactoryChapter 3. University Hospitals of Cleveland: Turmoil in University CircleChapter 4. University Hospitals of Cleveland: The Farah Walters YearsChapter 5. University Hospitals of Cleveland: New LeadersChapter 6. The New Medical SchoolChapter 7. ConclusionsAppendix 1: IntervieweesAppendix 2: Hospitals in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County in1990 and 2004NotesIndex
£999.99
Johns Hopkins University Press Nursing Homes and Assisted Living The Familys
Book SynopsisIt is a valuable tool for social workers, nurses, and family therapists.Trade Review"An important book about the often difficult and painful process that begins long before a loved family member enters a nursing home... A thorough, excellent and humane book that helps families navigate a difficult, traumatic life change in the most successful way possible." - Inside GCM "His inclusion of real-life stories from the families he's encountered over 20 years anchors the book compassionately." - Los Angeles Times "This is both a very humanistic book and a very practical one... written with the insight of a sociologist and geriatric care manager, someone who sees the human side of the equation first." - ElderCare Online"Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Caring Decisions1. When Someone You Love Goes into CareBecoming a CaregiverBecoming "the Family Member" of Someone in CareLearning the Role of "the Family Member"Types and Levels of CareOther ConsiderationsAlastair2. Deciding about CareHow to Talk about CareChoosing the Right TimeStress and BurnoutWhen a Parent Chooses to Live at RiskMaking the DecisionYour Legal Right to Make Decisions for Your Relative: A WarningAdvance Directives and Medical DecisionsLydia Jean3. Family Decision MakingFamily Relationships and Care DecisionsHow to Make Family DecisionsFamily MeetingsKeep Your Relative InvolvedMary4. Guilt, Loss, and GriefWhat Is Guilt?Conflicts That Give Rise to GuiltFamilies and GuiltAdult ChildrenGuilt, Culture, and Society TodayWhen Guilt Has Other Purposes in Your LifeNot All Relationships Were IdealGuilt and DementiaDealing with GuiltLetting GoGrief and LossHandling GriefMarjoriePart II: The Residence5. About Nursing Homes and Assisted Living FacilitiesKeeping Your Relative at HomeWhere to Start Finding a Nursing Home or Assisted Living FacilityApplying for Seniors HousingAbout Good Care and Good CaringModels of CareOn AbuseSpecialized Dementia Care UnitsCostsNursing Homes and Legal ResponsibilityMildred6. Viewing the ResidenceStaffingProgrammingPoliciesDiningPhysical PlantSurveys and AccreditationJohn and Joyce7. Staff Roles: Who Does What?ReceptionistAdministratorPersonal Care: Nurse'sAidesNursesDietitian and Food Services StaffSocial WorkerRecreation TherapistsRehabilitation StaffHousekeepers / Building MaintenanceStaffPharmacistPhysiciansOther Staff MembersMabel8. Nursing Home and Assisted Living SystemsHow the System WorksA Typical DayCyrusPart III: Moving in and Settling In9. Preparations for Moving DayHow to Prepare Your RelativeGet to Know the Home in AdvanceEquipmentValuablesClothing and LaundryPlan Ahead for Moving DayPlan to Take Care of YourselfBetty10. Moving DayStay CalmIf Your Relative Refuses to GoWalking through the DoorWhen You First ArriveJoan11. Settling InResident AdjustmentChanges and Differences in BehaviorDementia and BehaviorSex and Relationships in Nursing Homes and Assisted LivingOn Staying HealthyYour Emotional AdjustmentThe Gap in Your LifePhases of AdjustmentAcceptanceNew RelationshipsBillPart IV: Being the Family Member of Someone in Care12. Care and Care PlanningBasic Standards of CareHow Care Is OrganizedCare ConferencesChartsMedication and Care PlanningMedication and Pain ControlRestraintsToileting and IncontinenceFallsPressure SoresDepressionAlcohol, Drugs, and Other AddictionsRoommatesLouise13. Communication and Problem SolvingWorking the SystemCommunicationGaps in the SystemWhen Things Go MissingYour RoleMaking ComplaintsThrowing BouquetsAlvin (Part 1)14. VisitingHow Often to VisitVisiting Someone Who Has DementiaGoing Out and Going HomeEnding a VisitCompanionsA Few More Words about SexJane15. Out-of-Town CaregiversProfessional Geriatric Care ManagersLloyd16. Making a Home BetterInclude the Resident in the ChangeIndividual ActionsWorking with Other FamiliesWorking with the SystemWorking with GovernmentAnn17. Difficult Decisions at the End of LifeLiving and DyingTalking about DeathFacing Feelings about Dying and DeathDecisions about Dying and DeathHospice and Palliative CareYounger People and DeathWhat Occurs during the Dying ProcessAfter DeathSaying Good-bye to the HomeDonaldAlvin (Part 2)Appendix 1: Accessing Care in CanadaAppendix 2: QuestionnairesAppendixSome Common Medical AbbreviationsResourcesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Getting What We Deserve Health and Medical Care
Book SynopsisHumorous, sometimes acerbic, and always well informed, Sommer's thought-provoking book will change the way you look at health care in America.Trade ReviewAn ideal, nonalarmist first book on what needs reforming in American health care. Booklist 2009 Al Sommer, former Dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a giant in the world of public health, has written a thought-provoking and insightful short course on the power of prevention. Indeed, the book is delightfully not just another treatise on universal access or the complexities of health insurance. Instead, it is a commonsense and concise case for the health benefits and cost savings that accrue from public health in all its breadth. -- Roberta B. Ness American Journal of Epidemiology 2010 In contrast to the confusing, politicized national conversation about health care, Sommer talks to the reader in a straightforward fashion. Washington Post 2010 This volume is a timely, easy-to-read, practical treatise on health care reform. Choice 2010 Alfred Sommer brings his vast global experience and applies his academic rigor and wit to look at contradictions inherent in the US health system, especially the disproportionate emphasis on expensive biomedical treatment of diseases over policy choices to invest in better social and economic environments that foster prevention and health promotion. This book is immensely timely, engaging and thought provoking-a must read. American Journal of Opthalmology 2010Table of ContentsPreface1. Genesis: From Few to Many—in Fits and Starts2. Disease Is the Sum of All Evils3. Genes: Sometimes "Destiny," Sometimes Not4. The Complex Nature of Causality5. The Consequences of Our Own Behavior6. Choosing the Healthier Lifestyle7. From Science to Policy: The Path Is Anything but Linear8. The U.S. Health Care System9. Who's Healthy? Who's Not? Why?NotesFurther Reading, Films, and Websites of InterestIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Frontline Workers in Assisted Living
Book SynopsisBased on a three-year study of assisted living workers, this important, original analytical snapshot of the assisted living industry provides teachable, practicable lessons for researchers, scholars, and professionals in gerontology and assisted living.Trade Review"This is an excellent resource for scholars and researchers studying any type of residential long-term care, as well as for administrators of long-term care facilities and policy experts who deal with assisted living." - Nancy Sheehan, UConn Center on Aging"Table of ContentsList of Contributors Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Foundation for the BookPart I: Frontline Workers: The Long-Term Care ContextChapter 1. Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care and Implications for Assisted LivingChapter 2. Research and Regulation in Assisted Living: Achieving the VisionPart II: Assisted Living Work and WorkersChapter 3. Overview of ResearchChapter 4. Pathways to CaregivingChapter 5. "We Do It All": Universal Workers in Assisted LivingChapter 6. Co-worker Relationships in Assisted Living: The Influence of Social Network TiesChapter 7. Connections with Residents: "It's All about the Residents for Me"Chapter 8. Job Satisfaction and Racism in the Service Sector: A Study of Work in Assisted LivingChapter 9. Staff Turnover in Assisted Living: A Multilevel AnalysisPart III: Lessons LearnedChapter 10. Hiring and Training WorkersChapter 11. Rewarding WorkersConclusion: Informing Policy and PracticeIndex
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F.A. Davis Company Differentiating Surgical Instruments
Book SynopsisPresents more than 800 instruments and tips associated with official names, common nicknames, and descriptions of instrument features, categories, and uses. Common types of clamping, grasping, cutting, and retracting instrumentsTable of Contents1. Instruments, Care of Instruments, and Setup Guidelines 2. General Instruments 3. Laparoscopic Instruments4. Robotic Instruments5. OB-GYN Instruments6. Urology Instruments7. Orthopedic Instruments8. Neurosurgical Instruments9. Vascular, Thoracic, and Cardiac Instruments10. Ear, Nose, and Throat Instruments11. Dental and Maxillofacial Instruments12. Ophthalmic Instruments13. Plastic Surgery InstrumentsAppendix: Answer Key to Surgical Session Questions and Labeling Exercises
£78.00
F.A. Davis Company Surgical Notes
Book SynopsisIncludes colour photographs and line illustrations showing scrubbing, gowning and gloving; instruments, equipment and supplies; anatomy; positioning and draping; medications; sutures; basic set up for a laparoscopic and an open procedure; an aseptic technique refresher; and a variety of sutures, their basic materials, and uses.Table of Contents Tab 1. Asepsis Tab 2. Safety Tab 3. Anatomy Tab 4. Set-Up Tab 5. Meds Tab 6. Instruments Tab 7. Sutures Tab 8. PPOD Tab 9. Dynamics Tab 10. Notes
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Beacon Press When We Do Harm
Book SynopsisMedical mistakes are more pervasive than we think. How can we improve outcomes? An acclaimed MD’s rich stories and research explore patient safety.Patients enter the medical system with faith that they will receive the best care possible, so when things go wrong, it’s a profound and painful breach. Medical science has made enormous strides in decreasing mortality and suffering, but there’s no doubt that treatment can also cause harm, a significant portion of which is preventable. In When We Do Harm, practicing physician and acclaimed author Danielle Ofri places the issues of medical error and patient safety front and center in our national healthcare conversation.Drawing on current research, professional experience, and extensive interviews with nurses, physicians, administrators, researchers, patients, and families, Dr. Ofri explores the diagnostic, systemic, and cognitive causes of medical error. She advocates for strategic use of concr
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Random House USA Inc Living and Dying in Brick City Stories from the
Book SynopsisAn urgent picture of medical care in our cities, written by an emergency room physician (and co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Pact) who grew up in the very neighborhood he is now serving“A pull-no-punches look at health care from a seldom-heard sector . . . Living and Dying isn’t a sky-is-falling chronicle. It’s a real, gutsy view of a city hospital.”—Essence In this book, Dr. Sampson Davis looks at the healthcare crisis in the inner city from a rare perspective: as a doctor who works on the front line of emergency medical care in the community where he grew up, and as a member of that community who has faced the same challenges as the people he treats every day. He also offers invaluable practical advice for those living in such communities, where conditions like asthma, heart disease, stroke, obesity, and AIDS are disproportionately endemic.
£14.24
The University Press of Kentucky Appalachian Health and WellBeing
Book SynopsisAppalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress.
£40.46
Ohio State University Press Modern Mothers in the Heartland Gender Health and
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Health Reform without Side Effects
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Eight Questions You Should Ask about Our Health
Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive look at the US health care system, including how the current system evolved, how the health care sector behaves, and a detailed analysis of 'the good, the bad, and the ugly' parts of the system - from technological advances (the 'good') to variations in treatment patterns (the 'bad') to hidden costs and perverse incentives (the 'ugly').Table of Contents Foreword by John Raisian Preface Acknowledgments CHAPTER ONE How Did We Get into this Mess, and Why Will It Get Worse? CHAPTER TWO When Is Less Insurance Better than More? CHAPTER THREE How Does Good Technology Go Bad? A Tale of Two Cities (and More) CHAPTER FOUR Why Is the Employer-Paid Foundation of Health Insurance Riddled with Termites? CHAPTER FIVE Do Dollars Distort Doctor’s Decisions? CHAPTER SIX Why Are We All Killing Ourselves? 105 CHAPTER SEVEN Why Is Our K–12 Educational System a Public Health Menace? CHAPTER EIGHT Where Does the Congress Miss Opportunities and Hit Potholes? References About the Author About the Hoover Institution’s Working Group on Health Care Policy Index
£17.95
Hap Book Futurescan 20162021 Healthcare Trends and
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Hap Book Futurescan 2017 Healthcare Trends and
Book SynopsisThis highly respected annual guide to healthcare trends will help organisations plan for the future. In Futurescan 2017-2022, a panel of industry thought leaders addresses eight key issues regarding healthcare change and transformation. The expert insight in these pages is supported by data from a survey of 651 healthcare leaders.
£45.45
Hap Book Futurescan 20192024 Healthcare Trends and
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Hap Book Futurescan 20202025
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£43.16
Georgetown University Press The Managed Care Blues and How to Cure Them
Book SynopsisShattering the myths about what's wrong with managed health care, this title explains its origins and identifies its real achievements and shortcomings. It argues that many criticisms of managed care tend to idealize the costly and fragmented insurance system it supplanted, without pinpointing the true inadequacies of today's managed care.Trade ReviewTimely ... presents a well balanced review of the managed health care world as it actually exists... provides a fine resource for those who genuinely want, or need, to take a balanced review of managed health care ... The authors provide a worthy service in elucidating, as clearly and articulately as one might hope, a fair discussion of issues in the industry. Healthplan
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