Table
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Foreword Richard H.
Carmona,
RN, MD, MPH, FACS |
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Preface |
xi |
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Contributors |
xiii |
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SECTION I |
INTRODUCTION |
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To Engage or Not Engage: The Choice Confronting Nurses and Other Health
Professionals Nancy Aries |
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Health Status and Access to Care Paula Lucey |
25 |
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SECTION II |
THE HEALTH LABOR FORCE:
UNDERSTANDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER AND INFLUENCE |
51 |
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Physicians Nancy Aries and
Barbara Caress |
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Nurses Donna M. Nickitas |
75 |
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Allied and Other Health Professionals Donna M. Nickitas |
103 |
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SECTION III |
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS:
UNDERSTANDING HOW POWER, MARKETS, AND GOVERNMENT IMPACT THE ORGANIZATION AND
DELIVERY OF CARE |
121 |
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Hospitals: The Power of Institutional Interests Nancy Aries and Barbara Caress |
123 |
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Long-Term Care Emma Kontzamanis
and Keville
Frederickson |
143 |
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Mental and Behavioral Health: Clinical and Policy Impact on Mental
Health Trends Kunsook Bernstein and
Joseph Saladino |
155 |
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Public Health Policy: Promotion, Prevention, and
Protection Mary Mincer
Hansen and Mary Jones |
181 |
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SECTION IV |
HEALTHCARE FINANCE:
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF MARKETS IN GOVERNMENT |
209 |
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Healthcare Costs: Follow the Money! Jonathan Engel |
211 |
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The History of Health Insurance in the |
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DRIVERS |
261 |
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Advancing the Use of Technology in the Organization and Delivery of
Health Care Diane J. Skiba
and Donna Dulong |
263 |
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Healthcare Quality Donna J. Middaugh |
287 |
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Health Services Research Donna M. Nickitas,
Keville
Freckrickson,
and Jonathan Small |
309 |
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Conclusions: A Policy Toolkit for Healthcare Providers and
Activists Roby Robertson and
Donna J. Middaugh |
327 |
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Appendix A |
Web Resources Compiled by Lametria
Wafford |
353 |
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Appendix B |
Glossary of
Managed Care Terminology |
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Index |
365 |
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Photo
Credits |
377 |
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