Health Care Systems And Their Patients - 9780367015879

Taylor & Francis

This book provides an examination of the American health care system, a benchmark for cost-containment efforts, exploring two worlds: that of cost containment and that of the patient experience. It emphasises on the quality of care as perceived by the individual patient. > This book provides an examination of the American health care system, a benchmark for cost-containment efforts, exploring two worlds: that of cost containment and that of the patient experience. It emphasises on the quality of care as perceived by the individual patient. > Foreword -- Introduction -- The Struggle to Contain Health Care Costs: At What Price? The Current Worldwide Situation -- International Health Expenditure Trends: The United States Compared to Other Market-Oriented Countries -- Health Care Systems and Their Patients -- United States \u2022 1 -- The Changing Structure of the Health Care Delivery System in the United States -- Hip Replacement in a Major Teaching Hospital: An American Case -- Cs