Essentials of health services /

Williams, Stephen J.

Essentials of health services / Stephen J. Williams. - 3rd ed. - NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, 2005. - xvii, 199 p. ; 24 cm. - Thomson Delmar Learning series in health services administration. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 194) and index.

The big picture -- The underlying basis for health services utilization -- Access to health care services -- Ambulatory health services: backbone of the system -- Public health services -- Hospitals and health systems -- Mental and behavioral health services -- Long-term care services -- The people who provide health care services -- Research, technology, and pharmaceuticals -- Paying for health care -- Managed care and the reorganization of health services -- Regulating and planning for the system -- Quality of care -- National health policy.

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Medical care--United States.
Medical policy--United States.
Public health--United States.
Health Services Administration--United States.
Delivery of Health Care--United States.
Health Planning--United States.
Health Policy--United States.
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