01426pamaa2200229 4500 0000046463 20091221090000.0 091221 eng 9781418012892 361.1 INT RA395.A3 INT 2008 Introduction to health services edited by Stephen J. Wiliams and Paul R. Torrens. 7th ed. New York: Delmar Pub., 2008. vii, 384 p.; 24cm. Includes bibliographical references and index Understanding health systems: the organization of health care in the United States -- Technology in the U.S. health care system -- Population and disease patterns and trends -- Financing health systems -- Private health insurance and managed care -- Public health: joint public-private responsibility in an era of new threats -- Ambulatory health care services and organizations -- Hospitals and health systems -- The continuum of long-term care -- Mental and behavioral health services -- The pharmaceutical industry -- Health care professionals -- Understanding health policy -- The quality of health care -- Ethical issues in public health and health services -- The future of health services Medical care -- United States Health services-administration Williams, Stephen J Torrens, Paul R http://www.delmarlearning.com