ABSTRACT
What Makes a Good Health Care System? examines the various assumptions that underpin the different views of what makes a good health care system. The national systems in the UK, Australia and Canada are thoroughly examined. Each country has a different view of what a good health care system is trying to achieve, and the book elucidates these by highlighting key policy documents and comments from key stakeholders. Case studies emphasise the diverse needs and expectations of individuals, examining and comparing concepts of health needs, quality as a measure of 'good-ness' and the various ideas on Gold Standards. This book will be valuable reading for all healthcare managers and clinicians with management responsibilities, as well as policy makers and shapers and all those with a general interest in health.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |24 pages
Patients are a virtue
part |31 pages
Watch your language
part |29 pages
Physician, heal thyself
part |16 pages
Managing your practice
part |10 pages
Minimizing risk
part |3 pages
Quiz
part |3 pages
Patient questionnaire