Health care is a social concern, closely connected to the pursuit of collective goals. That is why some have said that mortality and morbidity, too important to be left to the individual and the market, are properly the focus for public policy. One reason for intervention might …
Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book presents an insightful exploration of the theoretical and practical advances in women's health care. The opening part examines the various shapes that a new framework in women's health might take. Such issues as using the male exper…
A structured strategic management approach is what's needed to tackle the revolutionary change the health care system has been experiencing. Today, health care organizations have almost universally embraced the strategic perspective first developed in the business sector and now…
It is increasingly important to examine the relationship between the outcomes of a clinical trial and the costs of the medical therapy under study. This book provides a practical guide to the techniques and issues involved in conducting economic evaluation in ongoing clinical tr…
In 'The Health Care Policy Process', Carol Barker considers the relationship between planning and policy, taking as its starting point an analysis of health care and the dynamics of the policy process.
"The key to improving health services in many countries today is the capacity to develop strategy and think actively about policy. The Health Care Policy Process considers the relationship between planning and policy, taking as its starting point an analysis of health care and t…
In 'The Health Care Policy Process', Carol Barker considers the relationship between planning and policy, taking as its starting point an analysis of health care and the dynamics of the policy process.
"The book covers everything from start-up troubles with the first managed care organizations to attempts at government regulation to the mergers and quality control issues facing MCOs today. It also reflects on how difficult it is for patients to shop for medical care. Up until …
This beginner's guide introduces the skills of critical thinking, critical writing and critical appraisal in health and social care, and talks you through every stage of becoming a critical thinker. The book begins with a broad overview of critical thinking before building in su…
Why does tuberculosis, a disease which is both curable and preventable, continue to produce over 50,000 new cases a year in South Africa, primarily among blacks? In answering this question Randall Packard traces the history of one of the most devastating diseases in twentieth-ce…
A recurring, often harrowing, problem in the arena of public health is the sudden and well-publicized emergence of threats to public health and safety, including infectious diseases and product-related hazards. AIDS, of course, is the most important example, but others include s…
