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The NHS clinical governance support team: a five year focus
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 199.00For the last five years the NHS Clinical Governance Support Team (CGST) has been at the forefront of supporting NHS organisations in delivering clinical governance. Promoting systems to ensure people receive safe, high quality, patient centred care; embedding the necessary modernisation and improvement within organisations, and supporting the cultural... more...
Les Déterminants sociaux de la santé - Les Faits
World Health Organization 2004; US$ 13.50Les pauvres vivent moins longtemps et sont plus souvent malades que les riches. Cette disparité met en évidence le fait que l'environnement social influe considérablement sur la santé. Cet ouvrage examine le gradient social en matière de santé et explique les influences psychologiques et sociales qui s'exercent sur la santé physique et la longévité.... more...
Health Care Coverage Determinations
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 217.00Virtually every developed country is facing rapidly rising health care costs. There is a widespread consensus that the primary factor driving health care cost growth in most countries is the continual development and diffusion of new, and generally more expensive, health care technologies. Health Care Coverage Determinations describes and analyzes... more...
Disputing Doctors
McGraw-Hill Education 2003; US$ 231.00Looking at the dynamics of doctor-patient disputes, this book considers the contexts in which these disputes arise, the ways in which the parties construct disputing narratives and moral identities in the course of making and defending their claims. It is useful for students, researchers and academics involved in sociology of health and illness. more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Medical Care for the Uninsured
DK Publishing 2008; US$ 14.95At a time when healthcare costs are skyrocketing, approximately 47 million Americans are without medical insurance. Setting aside the debate over healthcare in the U.S., this guide explores the best options for those without insurance. Readers will find information on state and federal resources for the uninsured, choosing a hospital, saving on prescription... more...
Mutual Health Organizations and Micro-entrepreneurs' Associations
ILO Publications 2001; US$ 6.95Shows how the need for health protection among micro-entrepreneurs can be addressed by mutual health organizations. Outlines the services provided by these organizations, describes their organization and operation and provides guidance on the establishment of such an organization by an association of micro-entrepreneurs. more...
The Politics of Healthcare in Britain
SAGE Publications 2007; US$ 44.00Professor Michael Calnan, University of Bristol Written by leading academics in their field this book provides a clear and considered overview of the politics of health care in Britain. Bringing together a wide range of material on both past events and recent developments, the chapters cover issues such as the politics of health professionalism,... more...
Wounded Profession
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 77.00This important new study explores how American health care evolved in the 1990s, as well as the changes in public support and policy. Birenbaum examines where the interests of consumers and professionals have dovetailed and where they differ. He considers the health care system's future and suggested ways the system must be adjusted to provide better... more...
Medicare
ABC-CLIO 2010; US$ 35.00One of the most important moves an American can make to secure the future is to apply for a Medicare card. Yet, few subjects have engendered, or continue to engender, as much controversy as this 45-year-old program. What do we need to know about Medicare now? What do we need to understand about where it is headed? more...
The Economic Evolution of American Health Care
Princeton University Press 2009; US$ 39.95The American health care industry has undergone such dizzying transformations since the 1960s that many patients have lost confidence in a system they find too impersonal and ineffectual. Is their distrust justified and can confidence be restored? David Dranove, a leading health care economist, tackles these and other key questions in the first major... more...









