Managed Care A Nursing Perspective |
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| Author:
| Finkelman, Anita W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8053-8152-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2000 |
| Publisher: | Prentice Hall PTR
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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For graduate courses in nursing, and junior/senior-level courses in managed care, administration and management, health care policy and ethics, case management, trends and issues, health care and nursing history, and health care financing.
This text focuses on the impact of managed care on the health care delivery system and its effect on nursing. It guides students through the maze of the managed care environment with four major themes: The Health Care...
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For graduate courses in nursing, and junior/senior-level courses in managed care, administration and management, health care policy and ethics, case management, trends and issues, health care and nursing history, and health care financing.
This text focuses on the impact of managed care on the health care delivery system and its effect on nursing. It guides students through the maze of the managed care environment with four major themes: The Health Care Environment: What It Is and How It Is Affected by Managed Care, Managed Care: What It Is and How It Works, Issues Affecting the Results of Managed Care, Managed Care: Implications for the Nurse. The text covers a wide variety of topics related to health care organizations, reimbursement, quality care, legal and ethical issues, changes in roles and responsibilities, tools and strategies used to monitor care, and changes in clinical practice. It incorporates the most recent information available to prepare nurses for practice in the 21st century.