Screen LibraryUnraveling U.S. health care : a personal guide /
More than ever, patients must act as consumers of health care, balancing informed decisions with available resources. Winter provides a timely and thorough explanation of U.S. health care, written in readable laymen's terms. Useful tips, explanatory charts, and statewide scorecards are included...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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More than ever, patients must act as consumers of health care, balancing informed decisions with available resources. Winter provides a timely and thorough explanation of U.S. health care, written in readable laymen's terms. Useful tips, explanatory charts, and statewide scorecards are included throughout to assist readers in choosing the best care they can receive. "Unraveling U.S. Health Care is a guidebook to the health care system that provides a timely and thorough explanation of U.S. health care, written in readable laymen's terms. Roberta Winter educates and informs general readers about useful information that will empower their health care decision making. She makes sense of important health care issues, which are often filtered with political and financial stakeholder bias, confusing the health care consumer. Useful tips, explanatory charts, and statewide scorecards are included throughout to assist readers in choosing the best care they can r |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 289 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-276) and index. |
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9781442222977 (hbk. : alk. paper) : 1442222972 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | RA395 |
| CLC: | R199.712 |
| Call Number: | R199.712/W786 |
| Contents: | The truth about U.S. health care -- Why U.S. health care is so expensive -- Evidence-based planning : what it means and why you should care -- Quality and cost: how the United States compares with other countries -- Quality indicators: best hospitals for patient safety -- Critical care: U.S. hospitals with level-1 trauma centers -- Patient safety: who reports hospital errors -- Surgical tips: when you have to go under the knife -- How to get medical treatment in the United States without health insurance -- Medical tourism: getting health care outside the United States -- Health care for vis |