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By: Stephen J. Williams and Paul R. Torrens

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The seventh edition of Introduction to Health Services builds upon its reputation as a classic book written by nationally recognized authors. This new edition addresses the increasing pressure to improve the efficiency of the nation’s health care system and to provide an adequate level of health care for all Americans. The seventh edition reflects the revolutionary changes in the practice of clinical medicine, government policy, information technology, and health care cost containment. In-depth information in the areas of health care finance, health care access, managed care, and insurance and home health is also provided. Research and statistics throughout make this book the premier reference for understanding all the services that compose the health care landscape.

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Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 21st September 2007
Catalog: Book
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 504
Ean: 9781418012892
Isbn: 1418012890

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Very good book for beginners
~ Written on Sep 28, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

Very good book for beginners! Simple and clear! Though a bit expensive as for price.

HCA 101
~ Written on Sep 3, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

Book was purchased for an online college course. So far of what I have read is very interesting about the development of health care in the U.S. and other countries.

A very expensive book considering the length and content
~ Written on Jul 8, 2007. 3 out of 3 users found this review helpful.

This book is adequate for the purpose it was written but my biggest criticism is the price which is it sold for. I feel that I have read many similar books with three or four times the content and is the price at which Intro to Health Services was sold.

not the best intro to health services
~ Written on Dec 6, 2006. 3 out of 3 users found this review helpful.

This book is not very well suited to those who want an introduction to health policy and services. If you have some background in the field, it will probably be too basic to help you very much. I had no such background when I began using this book in a graduate course in health policy, and while most of the text is understandable, it is generally not very interesting and/or helpful. I suppose it's a good thing that the book and chapters are brief, however it leaves out a lot of details that I felt would be beneficial towards understanding a very complex system. When statistics are used to exemplify a point, they are generally pretty dated. Even if a new edition were available though, I'd read through a chapter or two in the library before investing in this book.

Good introduction to HS for non medical types
~ Written on Sep 29, 2005. 2 out of 4 users found this review helpful.

Using this text for a distance learning course. Seems to provide a good introduction to the subjects of Health Services. Written on a level I can understand, not being a medical person, but a hospital support person.

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