Author: Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health PolicyFran
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: health, public, services, text, together, accountable, physicians, hospitals, partners
Number of Pages: 242
Published: 2010-05-03
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0470550961
ISBN-13: 9780470550960

Praise for Partners in Health "The combination of visionary leadership, knowledge, and superb timing makes this book a winner. Health care is evolving toward collaboration and integration, and this book is essential reading for anyone wishing to change the relationships between hospitals and physicians." —Donald W. Fisher, PhD, president and CEO, the American Medical Group Association "This book is a must-read for anyone committed to a high-performance health system. It spells out the practical steps that will move us toward an accessible, coordinated, patient-centered system of care

Author: Division of Health Sciences Policy
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: technologies, medical, assessing
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 1985-01-01
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 030903583X
ISBN-13: 9780309035835

New drugs, new devices, improved surgical techniques, and innovative diagnostic procedures and equipment emerge rapidly. But development of these technologies has outpaced evaluation of their safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and ethical and social consequences. This volume, which is "strongly recommended" by "The New England Journal of Medicine" "to all those interested in the future of the practice of medicine," examines how new discoveries can be translated into better care, and how the current system’s inefficiencies prevent effective health care delivery. In addition, the book o

Authors:Economic Policy Institute, Dean Baker,
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Keywords: index, economic, policy, institute, price, consumer, prices, right, debate, over, getting
Number of Pages: 190
Published: 1997-10
List price: $74.95
ISBN-10: 0765602210
ISBN-13: 9780765602213

Compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CPI is used to index Social Security payments and many other federal programs, as well as to adjust tax brackets. Today, the accuracy of the CPI is being hotly debated, particularly in light of the Boskin Commission report that concluded in December 1996 that the CPI overstates inflation by 1.1%. If accepted and applied in the formulation of economic policy, the report would have major implications for balancing the federal budget. It would have a direct impact on the lives of Americans who are beneficiaries of government programs as well as on e

Author: National Cancer Policy Board Institute of Medicin
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: care, cancer, quality, ensuring
Number of Pages: 246
Published: 1999-08-15
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 0309064805
ISBN-13: 9780309064804

Text offers wide-ranging data and a picture of how cancer care is delivered in our nation, from early detection to end-of-life issues. Defines quality care and recommends how to monitor, measure, and extend quality care to people with cancer. Approaches to accountability in health care are reviewed. For researchers, clinicians, and policy makers. Softcover.Book DescriptionWe all want to believe that when people get cancer, they will receive medical care of the highest quality. Even as new scientific breakthroughs are announced, though, many cancer patients may be getting the wrong care, too li

Author: International Food Policy Research Institute Manf
Publisher: International Food Policy Research Insitute
Keywords: policy, food, research, review, implications, poor, finance, security, rural
Number of Pages: 139
Published: 1997-06-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0896295036
ISBN-13: 9780896295032

Author: National Cancer Policy BoardInstitute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: tobacco, reduce, action, taking
Number of Pages: 44
Published: 1998-02-02
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0309060389
ISBN-13: 9780309060387

Author: Roundtable on Health LiteracyInstitute of Medicin
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: first, workshop, summary, consumer, putting, literacy, ehealth, communication, health
Number of Pages: 126
Published: 2009-03-24
List price: $32.00
ISBN-10: 0309126428
ISBN-13: 9780309126427

Book DescriptionThere is great enthusiasm over the use of emerging interactive health information technologies-often referred to as eHealth-and the potential these technologies have to improve the quality, capacity, and efficiency of the health care system. However, many doctors, advocacy groups, policy makers and consumers are concerned that electronic health systems might help individuals and communities with greater resources while leaving behind those with limited access to technology. In order to address this problem, the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Health Literacy held a