Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Problems Facing Financially Troubled Hospitals
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Background Information for Hearings on Problems Facing Financially Troubled Hospitals
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hospitals
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Oversight on Financially Distressed Hospitals
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Health and Scientific ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to hospitals
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030926944X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
Rising health care costs are a central fiscal challenge confronting the United States. National spending on health care currently accounts for 18 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), but is anticipated to increase to 25 percent of GDP by 2037. The Bipartisan Policy Center argues that "this rapid growth in health expenditures creates an unsustainable burden on America's economy, with far-reaching consequences". These consequences include crowding out many national priorities, including investments in education, infrastructure, and research; stagnation of employee wages; and decreased international competitiveness.In spite of health care costs that far exceed those of other countries, health outcomes in the United States are not considerably better. With the goal of ensuring that patients have access to high-quality, affordable cancer care, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) National Cancer Policy Forum convened a public workshop, Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century, October 8-9, 2012, in Washington, DC. Delivering Affordable Cancer Care in the 21st Century summarizes the workshop.
Medicaid Hospital Payment
Author: Jennifer BaldwinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hospitals
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Approaching Death
Author: Committee on Care at the End of LifePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309518253
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving. Yet too many dying people suffer unnecessarily. While an "overtreated" dying is feared, untreated pain or emotional abandonment are equally frightening. Approaching Death reflects a wide-ranging effort to understand what we know about care at the end of life, what we have yet to learn, and what we know but do not adequately apply. It seeks to build understanding of what constitutes good care for the dying and offers recommendations to decisionmakers that address specific barriers to achieving good care. This volume offers a profile of when, where, and how Americans die. It examines the dimensions of caring at the end of life: Determining diagnosis and prognosis and communicating these to patient and family. Establishing clinical and personal goals. Matching physical, psychological, spiritual, and practical care strategies to the patient's values and circumstances. Approaching Death considers the dying experience in hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings and the role of interdisciplinary teams and managed care. It offers perspectives on quality measurement and improvement, the role of practice guidelines, cost concerns, and legal issues such as assisted suicide. The book proposes how health professionals can become better prepared to care well for those who are dying and to understand that these are not patients for whom "nothing can be done."
Financially Distressed Hospitals
Author: John A. RizzoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
For-Profit Enterprise in Health Care
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309036437
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
"[This book is] the most authoritative assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of recent trends toward the commercialization of health care," says Robert Pear of The New York Times. This major study by the Institute of Medicine examines virtually all aspects of for-profit health care in the United States, including the quality and availability of health care, the cost of medical care, access to financial capital, implications for education and research, and the fiduciary role of the physician. In addition to the report, the book contains 15 papers by experts in the field of for-profit health care covering a broad range of topicsâ€"from trends in the growth of major investor-owned hospital companies to the ethical issues in for-profit health care. "The report makes a lasting contribution to the health policy literature." â€"Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.
Department of Education
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related AgenciesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
Book Description
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1981
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related AgenciesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1228
Book Description