Author: Patricia Illingworth
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0415364833
Category: Medical
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0415364833
Category: Medical
Trusting Medicine
Providing a fascinating overview of healthcare spending and cost-containment mechanisms in the US, this bookAexplores the consequences of managed care for the communityAwith particular attentionApaidAto doctor-patient relationships. Download Trusting Medicine medical books for free.
The author studies this significant relationshipAfrom a social perspective arguing that shifting financial risk onto doctors in a profit-making system seriously damages patient trust. In addition this undermines overall social capital, which in turn has been linked to health outcomes. Including case study examples and policy implications, this insightful text explores an important, though little-discussed outcome of healthcare reform and will be a welcome addition to the current healthcare literature. Get Trusting Medicine our bestseller medical books.
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