Encyclopedia of Health Services Research
SAGE Publications Inc
978-1-4129-5179-1 (ISBN)
Today, as never before, healthcare has the ability to enhance the quality and duration of life. At the same time, healthcare has become so costly that it can easily bankrupt governments and impoverish individuals and families.
Health services research is a highly multidisciplinary field, including such areas as health administration, health economics, medical sociology, medicine, , political science, public health, and public policy. The Encyclopedia of Health Services Research is the first single reference source to capture the diversity and complexity of the field. With more than 400 entries, these two volumes investigate the relationship between the factors of cost, quality, and access to healthcare and their impact upon medical outcomes such as death, disability, disease, discomfort, and dissatisfaction with care.
Key Features
Examines the growing healthcare crisis facing the United States
Encompasses the structure, process, and outcomes of healthcare
Aims to improve the equity, efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of healthcare by influencing and developing public policies
Describes healthcare systems and issues from around the globe
Key Themes
Access to Care
Accreditation, Associations, Foundations, and Research Organizations
Biographies of Current and Past Leaders
Cost of Care, Economics, Finance, and Payment Mechanisms
Disease, Disability, Health, and Health Behavior
Government and International Healthcare Organizations
Health Insurance
Health Professionals and Healthcare Organizations
Health Services Research
Laws, Regulations, and Ethics
Measurement; Data Sources and Coding; and Research Methods
Outcomes of Care
Policy Issues, Healthcare Reform, and International Comparisons
Public Health
Quality and Safety of Care
Special and Vulnerable Groups
The Encyclopedia is designed to be an introduction to the various topics of health services research for an audience including undergraduate students, graduate students, andgeneral readers seeking non-technical descriptions of the field and its practices. It is also useful for healthcare practitioners wishing to stay abreast of the changes and updates in the field.
Ross M. Mullner, PhD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Health Policy Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also serves as Special Assistant to the Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and as Visiting Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems Management at Rush University. His research interests include health services research, health care marketing, and the history of public health, and he has investigated factors leading to hospital closures, mergers and consolidation of health facilities and management issues. He teaches courses on health services research and on health care marketing, as well as managed care, epidemiology, and health care eonomics. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Medical Systems and has served as Guest Editor for several special issues of this journal, as well as for the Journal of Consumer Marketing (a special issue on Pharmaceutical Marketing). In addition to nearly 100 articles, he has written or edited several books and monographs, including Health Care, Technology, and the Competitive Environment.
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Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.7.2009 |
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Verlagsort | Thousand Oaks |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 215 x 279 mm |
Gewicht | 4420 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
ISBN-10 | 1-4129-5179-8 / 1412951798 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4129-5179-1 / 9781412951791 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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