Introduction to Health Services,Sixth Edition builds upon its reputation as a classic book written by nationally recognized authors.This new edition addresses the significant changes and advances in biomedical research,government policy,information technology,and health care cost containment.The sixth edition goes into more depth in the areas of health care finance,health care access,managed care,and insurance and home health.Research and statistics throughout make this book the premier reference for understanding the health care picture.

PART ONE Overview of the Health Services System

Chapter 1 Historical Evolution and Overview of Health Services in the United States

Chapter 2 Overview of the Organization of Health Services in the United States

Chapter 3 Medicine and Technology

Chapter 4 Patterns of Illness and Disease and Access to Health Care

PART TWO Financing and Structuring Health Care

Chapter 5 Financing Health Services

Chapter 6 Managed Care: Restructuring the System

Chapter 7 Private Health Insurance and Employee Benefits

PARTTHRFE Providers of Health Services

Chapter 8 The Evolution of Public Health: A Joint Public-Private Responsibility

Chapter 9 Ambulatory Health Care Services

Chapter 10 Hospitals and Health Systems

Chapter 11 The Continuum of Long-Term Care

Chapter 12 Mental Health Services

PART FOUR Nonfinancial Resources for Health Care

Chapter 13 Pharmaceuticals

Chapter 14 Health Care Professionals

PART FIVE Assessing and Regulating Health Services

Chapter 15 Health Policy and the Politics of Health Care

Chapter 16 Assessing and Improving Quality of Care

Chapter 17 Ethical Issues in Public Health and Health Services