Introduction to Health Care Delivery: A Primer for PharmacistsIntroduction to Health Care Delivery: A Primer for Pharmacists, Third Edition offers a comprehensive picture of the U.S. health care delivery system while emphasizing the perspective of the pharmacy profession. Each chapter in this practical text begins with a real-world case study that demonstrates the connection between the concepts reviewed and the pharmacist's role. The text incorporates topics on care of the uninsured, the rise of consumerism in health care, and the role of the pharmacist.This text is accompanied by an outstanding Instructor's ResourceManual--includes chapter outlines, case study responses, answers to the chapter questions, answers to the questions for further discussion, and multiple choice test questions (and answers). |
Contents
Health Care Professionals and Interdisciplinary Care | 47 |
The Pharmacist and the Pharmacy Profession | 71 |
The Patient | 111 |
Principles and Practice | 147 |
Drug Use and the Pharmaceutical Sector | 171 |
Health Care Ethics | 199 |
ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS | 227 |
Ambulatory Care | 257 |
International Health Care and Pharmaceutical Services | 405 |
Government Involvement in Health Care | 445 |
ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF HEALTH | 481 |
Unique Aspects of Health Economics | 509 |
Pharmacoeconomics | 525 |
Private Health Insurance | 553 |
Medicare | 581 |
Medicaid | 603 |
LongTerm Care | 289 |
Mental Health Services Delivery | 317 |
Home Care | 357 |
Informatics in Health Care | 377 |
Managed Health Care | 621 |
Health Care Reform | 647 |
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