Access to Health Care in America

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National Academies Press, Feb 1, 1993 - Medical - 240 pages

Americans are accustomed to anecdotal evidence of the health care crisis. Yet, personal or local stories do not provide a comprehensive nationwide picture of our access to health care. Now, this book offers the long-awaited health equivalent of national economic indicators.

This useful volume defines a set of national objectives and identifies indicatorsâ€"measures of utilization and outcomeâ€"that can "sense" when and where problems occur in accessing specific health care services. Using the indicators, the committee presents significant conclusions about the situation today, examining the relationships between access to care and factors such as income, race, ethnic origin, and location.

The committee offers recommendations to federal, state, and local agencies for improving data collection and monitoring.

This highly readable and well-organized volume will be essential for policymakers, public health officials, insurance companies, hospitals, physicians and nurses, and interested individuals.

 

Contents

Objective
1
Childhood Diseases
7
INTRODUCTION
19
CONTENTS vi
31
USING INDICATORS TO MONITOR NATIONAL
46
Reducing the Incidence of VaccinePreventable
69
Early Detection and Diagnosis of Treatable Diseases
79
Reducing the Effects of Chronic Diseases and Pro
91
Reducing the Effects of Chronic Diseases and
143
11
149
16
157
20
177
Waiting
181
The Case
199
21
209
23
218

Reducing Morbidity and Pain Through Timely and
112
CONTENTS vii
130
RECOMMENDATIONS
137
AmbulatoryCareSensitive Conditions and
219
28
224

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Bibliographic information

TitleAccess to Health Care in America
AuthorsInstitute of Medicine, Committee on Monitoring Access to Personal Health Care Services
EditorMichael Millman, Ph.D.
PublisherNational Academies Press, 1993
ISBN0309047420, 9780309047425
Length240 pages
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Medical / Health Care Delivery
  
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