This book is a philosophically sophisticated and scientifically well-informed discussion of the moral and social issues raised by genetically engineering animals, a powerful technology which has major implications for society. Unlike other books on this emotionally charged subje…
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This text covers fundamental topics such as cost containment, health insurance, managed care and physician and hospital payment. Case histories bring to life important policy issues within the health care system and provide a clinical flavour.
Expert practitioners in both the public and private healthcare sectors, the authors cover the entire scope of our healthcare system. From the concepts behind policy decisions to concrete examples of how they affect patients and professionals alike. Understanding Health Policy, 6…
Human, animal and plant health is a field of work which offers opportunities for inter- and trans-disciplinary research. The whole topic bridges the natural and social sciences. Today, in a world of global environmental change it is widely recognized that human societies and the…
An estimated five million US children have asthma. This report argues that many asthma attacks could be avoided - and much suffering prevented and many medical costs saved - if more children received good-quality, ongoing asthma care.
Crossing the Quality Chasm: a New Health System for the 21st Century
by Staff, Institute of Medicine, Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, America, Committee on Quality of Health Care in
fromOnline access: National Academy of Sciences National Academ…
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Studying health care organizations as complex systems, this book identifies practices impeding quality medical care and recommends principles and systems approaches for implementing change. The book calls on policy makers, health care leaders, clinicians, and regulators to radic…
As the prospect of a legal right to advocacy inches closer, so the need to scrutinise its key values and practices becomes urgent. Although widely acclaimed as a 'good thing', there is little agreement as to how advocacy should be implemented, funded or evaluated. This book offe…
Within the last twenty years a large-scale bottom-up privatization has taken place in Vietnam, changing and dismantling the public health care system. This process has led to severe tensions inherent in the transitional society of Vietnam between equity and access to health care…
The impact of globalization on infectious disease emergence and control: exploring the consequences and opportunities : wo…
by Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Forum on Microbial Threats, Knobler, Stacey, Mahmoud, Adel A. F., Lemon, Stanley M.
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There is very little argument that the world is facing severe environmental challenges. Ongoing air and water pollution, increasing energy consumption, and the depletion of natural resources have all placed considerable stress on the capacity of our environment to support the pr…
Suitable for a nursing and midwifery audience, this book outlines and explores professional roles and responsibilities in the context of inter-agency working. It also includes case examples and points for reflection and provides an analysis of children's rights and child protect…
Suitable for a nursing and midwifery audience, this book outlines and explores professional roles and responsibilities in the context of inter-agency working. It also includes case examples and points for reflection and provides an analysis of children's rights and child protect…
As the world faces increasingly disparate challenges, science is being subjected to vehement demands from society calling for transparency, openness and public participation in science policy. This book provides a framework and a vision on how to conceive, discuss and evaluate t…
