TY - BOOK AU - Kovner,Anthony R. AU - Jonas,Steven TI - Jonas and Kovner's health care delivery in the United States SN - 0826120857 AV - RA395.A3 H395 2002 U1 - 362.1/0973 21 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Springer Pub. KW - Medical care KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: I: Perspectives -- 1 Introduction: The State of Health Care Delivery -- in the United States -- Anthony R. Kovner and Steven Jonas -- 2 Measurement -- Steven Jonas and Mary Ann Chiasson -- 3 Financing for Health Care -- Kenneth E. Thorpe and ames R. Knickman -- 4 The Health Care Workforce -- Christine T. Kovner and Edward S. Salsberg -- 5 Comparative Health Systems -- Victor G. Rodwin -- II: Settings -- 6 Hospitals -- Anthony R. Kovner -- 7 Ambulatory Care -- Andrew P Mezey -- 8 Long-Term Care -- Penny Hollander Feldman, Pamela Nadash, -- and Michal D. Gursen -- 9 Mental Health Services -- Steven S. Sharfstein, Anne M. Stoline, and Lorrin M. Koran -- 10 Drugs -- Robin J. Strongin -- 11 Managed Care -- Helen L. Smits -- III: System Performance -- 12 Government -- Michael S. Sparer -- 13 Governance and Management -- Anthony R. Kovner -- 14 Improving Quality of Care -- Susan D. Horn -- 15 Access -- John Billings and Joel C. Cantor -- 16 Cost Containment -- Kenneth E. Thorpe -- IV: Futures -- 17 Futures -- James R. Knickman -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: A Guide to Sources of Data, by Jennifer A. Nelson -- and Mary Ann Chiasson -- Appendix C: An Essential Guide to the World Wide Web -- in Health Care, by Lesley Reis -- Subject Index UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2002017573.html ER -