Health systems and services Books
Health Administration Press Explorations in Quality Assessment and Monitoring
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£42.75
Whitford Press,U.S. ASK YOUR DOCTOR ASK YOURSELF
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£9.99
Hap Book Futurescan 2010 Healthcare Trends and
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£40.46
Hap Book Futurescan 2013 Healthcare Trends and
Book SynopsisThis highly respected annual guide to healthcare trends will help you plan for the future. Written by an expert panel, Futurescan 2013 highlights eight key trends affecting healthcare organisations. The expert insight in these pages is supported by data from a survey of 625 healthcare leaders across the US.
£43.16
John Wiley & Sons Inc Changing the U.S. Health Care System
Book SynopsisThe Fourth Edition of Changing the U.S. Health Care System addresses the key topics in health care policy and management, presenting evidence-based views of current issues. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field who integrates evidence to explain the current condition and presents support for needed change. The book examines all the levers in the setting and implementation of health policy, and includes extensive coverage of impact of the Affordable Care Act, particularly on Medicare, Medicaid, and large and small group insurance markets. Also new to this edition is expanded coverage of nursing, disease management, mental health, women''s health, children''s health, and care for the homeless.Table of ContentsFigures and Tables xv Foreword to the Third Edition xix Foreword to the Fourth Edition xxi The Editor xxv The Authors xxvii Introduction and Overview xliii Acknowledgments lvii Part One: Access to Health Care 1 1 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 3Gerald F. Kominski 2 Improving Access to Care 33Ronald M. Andersen, Pamela L. Davidson, Sebastian E. Baumeister 3 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status 71Antronette K. Yancey, Roshan Bastani, Beth A. Glenn 4 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care 103Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Leo S. Morales, Alexander N. Ortega 5 Multilevel Social Determinants of Health 135Ninez A. Ponce, Michelle Ko 6 Public Health Insurance 157Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown 7 Private Health Insurance 191Nadereh Pourat, Gerald F. Kominski Part Two: Cost of Health Care 223 8 Measuring Health Care Expenditures and Trends 225Thomas H. Rice 9 Containing Health Care Costs 245Thomas H. Rice, Gerald F. Kominski 10 Promoting Pharmaceutical Access While Controlling Prices and Expenditures 269Stuart O. Schweitzer, William S. Comanor Part Three: Quality of Health Care 305 11 Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life and Other Outcomes 307Patricia A. Ganz, Ron D. Hays, Robert M. Kaplan, Mark S. Litwin 12 Evaluating the Quality of Care 343Elizabeth A. McGlynn 13 Public Release of Information on Quality 381Elizabeth A. McGlynn, John L. Adams 14 Health Care Information Systems 413Jeff Luck, Leah J. Vriesman, Paul Fu Jr. 15 Performance Measurement of Nursing Care 455Jack Needleman, Ellen T. Kurtzman, Kenneth W. Kizer Part Four: Special Populations 493 16 Long-Term Services and Supports for the Elderly Population 495Steven P. Wallace, Nadereh Pourat, Linda Delp, Kathryn G. Kietzman 17 HIV and AIDS in the Twenty-First Century 523Erin G. Grinshteyn, William E. Cunningham 18 Children’s Health 559Moira Inkelas, Neal Halfon, David Lee Wood 19 Homeless Persons 593Lisa Arangua, Lillian Gelberg Part Five: Directions For Change 621 20 Changing the Health Care Delivery System 623Nadereh Pourat, Hector P. Rodriguez 21 Medicare Reform 651Gerald F. Kominski, Jeanne T. Black, Thomas H. Rice 22 Public Health and Clinical Care 681Jonathan E. Fielding, Lester Breslow, Steven M. Teutsch 23 Strengthening the Safety Net 703Dylan H. Roby 24 Ethical Issues in Public Health and Health Services 727Pauline Vaillancourt Rosenau, Ruth Roemer, Frederick J. Zimmerman Index 753
£81.95
Cengage Learning, Inc Introduction to Health Promotion Behavioral
Book SynopsisExamine today's field of changing health behaviors as INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PROMOTION & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH answers practical questions, such as "how do you convince people to stop smoking?" and "how do you successfully promote physical activity?" This comprehensive book, part of Cengage Learning's new PUBLIC HEALTH BASICS series, details the methods and theories used to address many of the top behaviors that contribute to early morbidity and mortality. You will gain a solid overview of the risk factors of communicable and non-communicable diseases as you examine health promotion programs designed to intervene and prevent these diseases. The book begins with a thorough, practical introduction to the principles and processes of program planning models. You review the most commonly used theories in health promotion and today's most current research and practices. The book assesses how various programs target differing levels of the socio-ecological model, including indivTable of ContentsSECTION I: PROMOTION, PLANNING AND THEORIES. 1. Distinctions between Health Promotion and Health Education. 2. Program Planning Models: An Approach to Intervention Design. 3. Theory in Health Promotion. 4. Nutrition for Health Promotion. SECTION II: HEALTH SPECIFIC. 5. Physical Activity. 6. Tobacco. 7. Chronic Disease Management. 8. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infections. 9. Tropical Infectious Diseases. 10. Socio-ecological Model and Health Promotion in the Healthy People Initiative. 11. Conclusions.
£82.65
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Economics of Health and Health Care
Book SynopsisFolland, Goodman, and Stanoâs bestselling The Economics of Health and Health Care text offers the market-leading overview of all aspects of Health Economics, teaching through core economic themes, rather than concepts unique to the health care economy.The Eighth Edition of this key textbook has been revised and updated throughout, and reflects changes since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In addition to its revised treatment of health insurance, the text also introduces the key literature on social capital as it applies to individual and public health, as well as looking at public health initiatives relating to population health and economic equity, and comparing numerous policies across Western countries, China, and the developing world. It provides up-to-date discussions on current issues, as well as a comprehensive bibliography with over 1,100 references. Extra material and teaching resources are now also available through the brand new companion website, which provides full sets of discussion questions, exercises, presentation slides, and a test bank.This book demonstrates the multiplicity of ways in which economists analyze the health care system, and is suitable for courses in Health Economics, Health Policy/Systems, or Public Health, taken by health services students or practitioners.Trade Review‘A valuable text combining health economic theory and its application to real world issues in health care. Folland et al's text has become essential reading on the health economics postgraduate courses I have taught over the last fifteen years.’ — Steve Parrott, Reader in Health Economics, University of York, UK‘When you think you've reached the end of the chapter, numerous references take you on a journey with further research - …[The Economics of Health and Health Care] that evokes respect and admiration for health economics’ — Sime Smolic PhD, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia‘The 8th edition of The Economics of Health and Health Care provides a comprehensive survey of the field. Students in traditional economics programs as well as public health and nursing programs will appreciate the insights the book offers into the rapidly growing field of health economics.’ — J. Mick Tilford, Professor and Chair at the Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA.‘This comprehensive text can be adopted in whole or part for a variety of learners, from dedicated economics students to clinicians such as nurses, to engineers entering the health technology industry. Folland, Goodman, and Stano’s book offers a combination of economic theory and relevant examples that bring the issues of health economics and policy to life in the classroom. The exceptional organization of the text lends itself to its use in short courses that don’t allow all the content to be covered, and the clear and engaging writing encourages students to continue reading after a course is completed.’ — Joanne Spetz, PhD, FAAN, Professor of Health Economics at the University of California, San FranciscoTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics Chapter 3 Statistical Tools for Health Economics Chapter 4 Economic Efficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis Chapter 5 Production of Health Chapter 6 The Production, Cost, and Technology of Health Care Chapter 7 Demand for Health Capital Chapter 8 Demand and Supply of Health Insurance Chapter 9 Consumer Choice and Demand Chapter 10 Asymmetric Information and Agency Chapter 11 The Organization of Health Insurance Markets Chapter 12 Managed Care Chapter 13 Nonprofit Firms Chapter 14 Hospitals and Long-Term Care Chapter 15 The Physician's Practice Chapter 16 Health Care Labor Markets and Professional Training Chapter 17 The Pharmaceutical Industry Chapter 18 Equity, Efficiency, and Need Chapter 19 Government Intervention in Health Care Markets Chapter 20 Social Insurance Chapter 21 Comparative Health Care Systems Chapter 22 Health System Reform Chapter 23 The Health Economics of BadsChapter 24 The Economics of Social Capital and Health
£161.50
Griffin Publishing How We Do Harm A Doctor Breaks Ranks about Being
Book SynopsisExposes the underbelly of healthcare today - the under treatment of the poor, the over treatment of the rich, the financial conflicts of interests physicians face, insurance that doesn't demand the best (or even cheapest) care, and a pharmaceutical behemoth concerned with selling drugs, not providing health.
£999.99
St Martin's Press The Hospital
Book SynopsisBEST OF THE 2022 RUSA Book & Media AWARDS One of Biblioracle's 8 favorite nonfiction books of 2021 in the Chicago Tribune The New York Post''s BEST BOOKS OF 2021 USA Today''s 5 BOOKS NOT TO MISSAlexander nimbly and grippingly translates the byzantine world of American health care into a real-life narrative with people you come to care about. New York TimesTakes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before. FortuneBy following the struggle for survival of one small-town hospital, and the patients who walk, or are carried, through its doors, The Hospital takes readers into the world of the American medical industry in a way no book has done before. Americans are dying sooner, and living in poorer health. Alexander argues that no plan will solve America's health crisis until the deeper causes of that crisis are addressed.
£14.24
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc EvidenceBased Practice
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£73.99
Jones & Bartlett Publishers Nancy Carolines Emergency Care in the Streets
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£173.25
Delmars Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Book SynopsisGUIDE TO LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS: ORGANIZED ALPHABETICALLY, Third Edition, provides essential information on more than 600 lab and diagnostic tests within a single, convenient volume. This all-in-one resource presents detailed, accurate information in an accessible, easy-to-use format. Trusted by professionals in the fields of medicine, nursing, medical technology, and more, this clear, concise guide enables users to quickly access critical information on tests and procedures while maintaining a strong focus on patient care. Now updated to reflect the latest research, trends, and best practices, the new Third Edition is an ideal resource for students and professionals alike.Table of ContentsSection I: THE ROLE OF TESTING. 1. Understanding and Using the Guide. 2. The Ever-Expanding Role of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests. 3. Standard Precaustions. 4. Case Study Presentation. Section II: LABORATORY AND DIAGNBOSTIC TESTS. List of References. Appendix A: Abbreviation List. Appendix B: Venipuncture and Skin Puncture Procedures. Appendix C: Cancer Tumor Markers and Laboratory Tests Used in the Monitoring of Malignant tumors. Appendix D: Therapeutic Blood Levels of Selected Drugs. Appendix E: Blood Sample for Central Line. Appendix F: Reference Laboratory Values. Appendix G: Routine Serum Electrolytes. Appendix H: Selected International Perspectives on Diagnotic Testing. Indices. List of Tests by Body System and Function. Lists of Test by Type. General Index.
£123.53
Cengage Learning, Inc Fundamental Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians
Book SynopsisFUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, 2e delivers a clear understanding of how pharmaceuticals act within the body, and the ways drugs are used to treat patients today. Written to deliver complex information in a practical, easy-to-understand style, chapters impart a working knowledge of the medications that pharmacy technicians handle daily, along with each drug's mechanism of action, indications, adverse effects, contraindications, and interactions. The reading begins with an overview of anatomy and physiology, then explores how the body systems react to specific drug classes, and takes a detailed look at certain diseases in the context of prescription drug treatments. Charts, graphs, warning labels, and drug tables add depth to the readings, while exhaustive appendices and review questions test understanding and prepare you for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam. FUNDAMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, 2e is the complete learning solution for pharmacy technicians in training!Table of ContentsSECTION I: GENERAL ASPECTS OF PHARMACOLOGY. 1. Introduction to Pharmacology, Drug Legislation, and Regulation. 2. Drug Sources and Dosage Forms. 3. Biopharmaceutics. 4. Ordering Medications. SECTION II: Pharmacology Related to Specific Body Systems and Disorders. 5. Drug Therapy for the Nervous System: Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Drugs. 6. Drug Therapy for the Nervous System: Antianxiety and Hypnotic Drugs. 7. Drug Therapy for the Autonomic Nervous System. 8. Drug Therapy for Parkinson���s and Alzheimer���s Diseases. 9. Drug Therapy for Seizures. 10. Anesthetic Drugs. 11. Drug Therapy for the Musculoskeletal System. 12. Drug Therapy for Cardiovascular Disorders. 13. Antihypertensive Agents and Hyperlipidemia. 14. Diuretics. 15. Anticoagulant Drugs. 16. Drug Therapy for Allergies and Respiratory Disorders. 17. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Disorders. 18. Hormonal Therapy for Endocrine Gland Disorders. 19. Hormones of the Reproductive System and Contraceptives. SECTION III: Pharmacology for Disorders Affecting Multi-body Systems. 20. Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutritional Supplements. 21. Antineoplastic Agents. 22. Analgesics. 23. Anti-infectives and Systemic Antibacterial Agents. 24. Antiviral, Antifungal, and Antiprotozoal Agents. SECTION IV: Pharmacology for Specific Populations. 25. Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Lactation. 26. Drug Therapy for Pediatric Patients. 27. Drug Therapy in Geriatrics. SECTION V: Miscellaneous. 28. Misused, Abused, and Addictive Drugs. Appendix A: Case Studies. Appendix B: Top 200 Drugs by Prescriptions Dispensed and Total Sales. Appendix C: Common Look-alike and Sound-alike Drugs. Appendix D: Classifications of Drug Schedules in the United States and Canada. Appendix E: Drug Dosage Calculations. Appendix F: Immunizations. Appendix G: Specific Antidotes. Appendix H: Reporting of Medical Errors. Appendix I: Drug/Food Interactions. Appendix J: Drugs That Should Not Be Crushed. Appendix K: Drug Identification Guide. Appendix L: Poisonous Substances.
£154.42
Barcharts, Inc HIPAA Guidelines a QuickStudy Laminated Reference
Book SynopsisHIPAA violation costs can be as high as $1.5 million per year or could result in jail time. Having a handy and concise guideline reference can protect health care professionals and their patients from missteps that could unknowingly cause violations. This inexpensive 6 page laminated guide can support managers, owners, privacy & security officers and staff day to day or in training, as well as students in HIPAA compliance courses. 6 page laminated guide includes: HIPAA Rules & Related Laws When HIPAA Applies HIPAA-Related Risks HIPAA Enforcements HIPAA Privacy Rule Requirements HIPAA Security Rule Requirements HIPAA Data Breach Notification Rule Requirements HIPAA Privacy, Security & Compliance in Practice Additional Resources
£999.99
Barcharts, Inc Paramedic
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£999.99
Temple University Press,U.S. Merger Games
Book SynopsisThe story of one of the most public failures in healthcare consolidationTrade Review"Swazey writes a detailed history.... [She] reveals the difficulty of merging the nonprofit, for-profit, and medical education cultures of American health care. She shows how a combination of corporate hubris, ambitious vision, and the sheer complexity of the merger—with its many players and multiple allegiances—doomed it to fail. The book demonstrates on a micro level the complexity of American health care, showing how on-the-ground considerations are driven by larger policy goals. VERDICT...an informative read." —Library JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: "Ethnography Becomes History" The Players: People and Organizations Prologue. "Honoring the Past, Creating the Future." The Last Commencements of the HU and MCP Schools of Medicine and the First Commencement of the MCP&HU School of Medicine Part I. Let the Games Begin 1. Setting the Stage: Hahnemann, MCP, and Allegheny 2. Entering the Merger Arena 3. If At First You Don't Succeed: The Acquisition of Hahnemann 4. "Our Maximum Leader:" Sherif S. Abdelhak Part II. Merger Landscapes 5. Corporate, Higher Education, and Hospital Merger Arenas 6. Merger Patterns: Human and Organizational Upheavals Part III. Merger Games 7. Who and What We Are: Creating an Organizational Image and Identity Chapter 8. Consolidation Calendar: Tasks and Timetables 9. "Merger Guinea Pigs:" The Medical Students 10. Upsizings: Institutional Expansions 11. And Downsizings: Institutional Contractions Part IV. End Games 12.AHERF, AHERF Sat on A Wall, AHERF, AHERF Had a Great Fall 13. Saving the University 14. No One Could Put AHERF Together Again 15. End Games: 2002-2003 References
£999.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Anthropological Perspectives on Migration and
Book SynopsisIn this volume of the NAPA Bulletin, practicing and applied anthropologists along with colleagues in public health examine the interactions of health and migrations in diverse settings around the world. Contributors draw on diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives to examine the various ways in which migration impacts on the health and well-being of migrants. Table of ContentsThe Complex Interactions between Migration and Health: An Introduction (Craig Hadley). Im/Migration and Health: Conceptual, Methodological, and Theoretical Propositions for Applied Anthropology (Heide Castañeda). Acculturation, Socioeconomic Status, and Health among Hispanics (Nurgül Fitzgerald). Health Care Access among Hispanic Immigrants: ¿Alguien Está Eschuchando? [Is Anybody Listening?] (Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Jonathan Garcia, and David Song). A Latino Oral Health Paradox? Using Ethnography to Specify the Biocultural Factors behind Epidemiological Models (Sarah B. Horton and Judith C. Barker). HPV Awareness among Latina Immigrants and Anglo-American Women in the Southern United States: Cultural Models of Cervical Cancer Risk Factors and Beliefs (John S. Luque, Heide Castañeda, Dinorah Martinez Tyson, Natalia Vargas, Sara Proctor, and Cathy D. Meade). Savoring the Taste of Home: The Pervasiveness of Lead Poisoning from Ceramic and its Implications for Transnational Care Packages (Ramona L. Pérez, Margaret A. Handley, and James Grieshop). Child Hunger: Its Prevalence and Association with Body Mass Index and Dietary Intake among Somali Refugee Children in the United States (Jigna M. Dharod and Jamar E. Croom). Forced Migration: Complexities in Food and Health for Refugees Resettled in the United States (Crystal L. Patil, Molly McGown, Perpetue Djona Nahayo, and Craig Hadley). What’s on the Table: Nutrition Programming for Refugees in the United States (Micah Trapp). Overcoming Socioeconomic Struggle and Encountering Risk: Lived Experiences of South African Female Migrants (Chitra Akileswaran and Mark Lurie). Risk Perceptions and Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV among Undocumented Nicaraguan Migrant Women in Costa Rica (Kate Goldade and Mark A. Nichter). Health, Well-Being, and Social Context of Samoan Migrant Populations (Stephen T. McGarvey and Andrew Seiden Biosketches of Authors). Biosketches of Authors.
£25.93
John Wiley & Sons PublicPrivate Partnerships for Health in Vietna Issues and Options Vietnamese Edition
Book SynopsisDescribes the nature of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the health sector in Vietnam. It defines health-related PPPs, describes their key characteristics, and develops a taxonomy of the different types of PPPs that exist in practice, illustrated by international examples.
£33.20
John Wiley & Sons Improving Effective Coverage in Health French E Les Incitations Financi232res FonctionnentElles
Book SynopsisThis Policy Research Report examines one specific policy approach to improving effective coverage: financial incentives in the form of performance-based financing (PBF) or financial incentives to health workers on the front lines.
£999.99
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Toledo State Hospital Images of America
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Seattles Medic One How We Dont Die
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£18.69
Basic Books You Bet Your Life
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£16.99
PublicAffairs Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills
Book SynopsisDoctors are taught how to cure people. But they don’t always know how to care for them.Hardly anyone is happy with American healthcare these days. Patients are getting sicker and going bankrupt from medical bills. Doctors are burning out and making dangerous mistakes. Both parties blame our nation’s outdated and dysfunctional healthcare system. But that’s only part of the problem.In this important and timely book, Dr. Robert Pearl shines a light on the unseen and often toxic culture of medicine. Today’s physicians have a surprising disdain for technology, an unhealthy obsession with status, and an increasingly complicated relationship with their patients. All of this can be traced back to their earliest experiences in medical school, where doctors inherit a set of norms, beliefs, and expectations that shape almost every decision they make, with profound consequences for the rest of us.Uncaring draws an original and revealing portrait of what it’s actually like to be a doctor. It illuminates the complex and intimidating world of medicine for readers, and in the end offers a clear plan to save American healthcare.
£23.80
Vehicule Press Health Care and Politics: An Insider's View on
Book SynopsisA book about what’s not working in Canadian health care institutions and how to fix itDrawing on 40 years running many Canadian health care institutions, David Levine shares his experience on how to manage in this very complex environment. His career includes implementing one of the first Local Community Health Centres (CLSCs) in Montreal in the 1970s, involvement in electoral politics, managing various QuÉbec hospitals, his controversial hiring as head of the Ottawa Hospital, a term as QuÉbec Delegate General in New York City, a stint as junior minister of health in QuÉbec, and running the Montreal regional health authority under both Parti-QuÉbÉcois and Liberal governments. His experience with politics—both personal and professional—is the basis of his analysis of the impact of politics on health care. Levine supports without qualification a public, universal health care system, but he questions the effectiveness of managing the system from the Minister’s Office. Poor decision-making on the basis of politics often means best solutions are not implemented. Levine’s analysis includes what is not working and how to fix it, and the barriers to implementation. Health Care and Politics will be of interest to health care managers, health care policymakers, and all Canadians seeking a better understanding of the health care system and what it will take to fix it.
£19.76
Hap Book Futurescan 2022-2027: Health Care Trends and
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£45.45
Paragon House Publishers Too Much Medicine: A Doctor's Prescription for
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£17.05
Paragon House Publishers Wounded Charity: Lessons Learned from the Wounded
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£21.80
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. Investigations in Healthcare Interpreting
Book SynopsisThis collection consists of ten chapters contributed by a broad array of international scholars addressing diverse topics while using a variety of methodological approaches including ethnography, questionnaires, observation, and diary accounts. Researchers, practitioners, and students, as well as all healthcare professionals, will find this volume to be an invaluable resource.
£999.99
Temple University Press,U.S. Alternative Health Care
Book SynopsisIn November of 1998 The Journal of the American Medical Association devoted an entire issue to alternative medicine for the first time in its publishing history. According to survey results reported in the journal, 83 million Americans used some form of alternative medicine to preserve and maintain their health in 1997, a sharp increase from the 61 million who turned to alternative forms of care in 1990. Michael S. Goldstein's Alternative Health Care is the first comprehensive account of the growing presence of alternative medicine in American society. Beginning with the basic premises of alternative medicine, Goldstein's book examines the clinical, economic, and political realities of the broad range of alternative care options and practices in the United States and explains why alternative medicine has become a viable choice for so many people who are ill or who seek to remain healthy. Bringing history, policy, practice, personal experience, and in-depth sociological analysis together into one comprehensive volume, Goldstein -- one of the first recipients of funding from the National Institute of Health for research on alternative medicine -- also studies the complexities of the relationship between spirituality and alternative medicine and the changing role of alternative medicine in the larger context of American health care. Probing such issues as the corporatization of medicine, the role of alternative medicine in health care, and the dynamic relationship between conventional and alternative treatments, Goldstein's Alternative Health Care is more than the long-awaited introduction to the many forms of alternative medicine. It is also the measure of the implications of such care for practitioners, businesses, policymakers, and patients alike. Alternative Health Care is the definitive guide for the millions of Americans interested in alternative medicine and treatment, American health care, the sociology of medicine, and American social issues.Trade Review"An important book and an informative, challenging and fun read. Goldstein's Alternative Health Care is the first, and greatly needed, extended overview of alternative health care, its development, and its impact." -Alexandra Todd, Professor and Chair of Sociology at Suffolk University "...[C]learly supportive of alternative medicine, [Goldstein] provides a logical explanation for its popularity that might enlighten its opponents. He explains alternative health care in the context of the problems with conventional health care. Indeed, looking at how these two worlds fit together or react to each other yields valuable information on how each field can respond better to patients." -Los Angeles Times "The author looks at the ethos of alternative medicine and examines broader questions of a possible 'paradigm shift' in medicine and whether alternative medicine might be integrated into mainstream medicine, given the current state of health care. Goldstein describes the range of alternative care, explores its popularity, its relation to spirituality, and its place in both the medical market and the current political climate." -The Hastings Center ReportTable of ContentsCONTENTS The Emergence of Alternative Medicine Victims of Medicine Mind and Body Health and Community Preventing versus Curing Crisis and Change in the Health Care System The Synergy of Complaint: Birth of a Grievance The Core of Alternative Medicine: Age Old Wisdom Made New Holism The Interpenetration of Mind, Body, and Spirit Health as a Positive State on a Continuum with Illness Life Suffused by the Flow of Energy Vitalism The Healing Process The Core of Alternative Medicine Medicine and the Spirit Spirituality in America Science and Spirit Conventional Medicine's Response Turning Religion into Medicine Turning Medicine into Religion Spirituality's Impact on the Future of Alternative Medicine Is There Really an Alternative Medicine? Alternative Medicine as a Professional Entity Gaining Legal Acceptance Recognition by Conventional Medicine The Mass Media and the Public Alternative Medicine as an Identity Freedom and Health The Politics of Alternative Medicine: Personal and Practical The Personal as Political Taking Responsibility: Community Empowerment and Coalitions Counterculture Politics Practical Politics Certification and Credentialing Licensure and Power Evaluating Alternative Approaches Federal Legislation The Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM) Alternative Medicine, Mainstream Markets Alternative Medicine as Small Business Alternative Medicine as Big Business The Convergence into Mainstream Health Care Alternative Medicine as Corporate Medicine From Care to Commodity The Future of Alternative Medicine Assimilation and Cooptation: An Identity Movement
£999.99
Health Administration Press Leading Transformational Change: The
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£64.80
Health Administration Press Mastering the Negotiation Process: A Practical
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£16.95
Health Administration Press Better Communication for Better Care: Mastering
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£44.96
Health Administration Press The Trust Prescription for Healthcare: Building
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£70.20
Health Administration Press Best Practice Financial Management: Six Key
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£68.40
Health Administration Press 10 Powerful Ideas for Improving Patient Care,
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£44.96
Health Administration Press Coming of Age: The 75-Year History of the
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£62.10
Health Administration Press Inside the Physician Mind: Finding Common Ground
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£71.10
Health Administration Press Leading Healthcare Cultures: How Human Capital
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£44.96
Health Administration Press Partnership of Equals: Practical Strategies for
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£74.70
Health Administration Press Creating the Hospital Group Practice: The
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£73.80
Health Administration Press Separately Together: A New Path to Healthy
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£72.90
Health Administration Press Employment Contracts for Healthcare Executives:
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£72.00
Health Administration Press Managing Stress and Preventing Burnout in the Healthcare Workplace
Book SynopsisAs a leader in your organisation, you cannot ignore the significant impact that stress can have on organizational performance. This is not a self-help book. Rather, it is an “other-help” book that will explain how to evaluate and address the stress your clinicians and administrators regularly face.
£72.00
Health Administration Press Managing Healthcare Ethically: An Executive's Guide
£66.60
Health Administration Press Tyler's Guide: The Healthcare Executive's Job
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£64.80
Health Administration Press Make It Happen: Effective Execution in Healthcare
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£72.90
Health Administration Press Anticipate, Respond, Recover: Healthcare
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£82.80
Health Administration Press Risk Management and the Emergency Department:
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£72.00
