Disease, Diagnoses, and Dollars

Facing the Ever-Expanding Market for Medical Care

Robert M. Kaplan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

190 Seiten

2011 | 2009
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-2543-5 (ISBN)

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Here’s a conundrum: the U.S. health care system is the largest sector in the biggest economy in the world, and the US spends significantly more per capita on health care than any other country. Yet it ranks last among comparison nations on the major health indicators. Robert Kaplan attempts to tackle these anomalies head-on by taking the controversial position that mass markets have been created for services that may offer little or no benefit to patients. Kaplan forcefully argues that the overuse of medications and tests runs up the costs of health care, and offers potential solutions for policy makers and for patients.

Robert M. Kaplan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Services at the UCLA School of Public Health. He is also a Professor of Medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He has been elected president of four different academic societies and has served as editor-in-chief for two major journals. Kaplan is the author or editor of 16 books and more than 400 articles or chapters. In 2005, he was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science.

Disease, Outcomes, and Money.- The Disease-Reservoir Hypothesis.- Mental Models of Health and Healthcare.- What Is Disease and When Does It Begin?.- Screening for Cancer.- Deciding When Blood Pressure Is Too High.- The Cholesterol Cutoff.- Diabetes, Obesity, and the Metabolic Syndrome.- Cost-Effectiveness and Opportunity Costs.- Shared Medical Decision-Making.- Putting the Pieces Together.

Zusatzinfo	19 Tables, black and white; 81 Illustrations, black and white; XVIII, 190 p. 81 illus.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	326 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	1-4419-2543-0 / 1441925430
ISBN-13	978-1-4419-2543-5 / 9781441925435
Zustand	Neuware