Managing health : an international perspective /
Nancy M. Kane, Nancy C. Turnbull.
- 1st ed.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2003.
- xvii, 460 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The practicalities of managing cost, care and health: teaching cases from six countries -- Managed care in Shanghai: another long march or a great leap forward? -- Westinghouse and managed care: does the Emperor wear clothes? -- Enhancing access to pharmaceuticals in Brazil -- Moving from the possibilities to the practicalities: health care reform in Krakow -- Germany's ode to Alain Enthoven: is managed care new wine in old bottles or a new Rhine whine? -- Disease management at Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare: if you build it, will they come? -- Managing care for the dual eligible population in Massachusetts -- Threat to the public's health or leaders in public health? Managed care in the twin cities -- The UAW bargains for health benefits -- The next wave of general practicioner fundholding: welcome or farewell? -- PCGs and PCTs: can you make an elephant dance like a bee? Westinghouse and managed care: does the emperor wear clothes? -- Enhancing access to pharmaceuticals in Brazil? -- Moving from the possibilities to the practicalities: health care reform in Krakow -- The next wave of general practitioner fundholding: welcome & farewell? -- PCGs and PCTs: can you make an elephant dance like a bee? -- Managing health care: the UAW bargains for health benefits (part a & part b) -- Threat to the public's health or leaders in public health? a case study of managed care in the Twin Cities.
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Health services administration--Case studies. Public health administration--Case studies. Managed care plans (Medical care)--Case studies. Health facilities--Administration--Case studies. Managed Care Programs--economics. Cross-Cultural Comparison. Organizational Case Studies. Quality of Health Care.