Table of Contents
PART ONE. AMERICAN HEALTH CARE
Chapter One. The Purpose Of This Book
Chapter Two. Where We Get Health Care
Chapter Three. Who Provides Health Care
Chapter Four. What Health Care Costs, Who Pays & For What
Chapter Five. Why Health Care Costs So Much In The U.S.
Chapter Six. Who Regulates, Influences, & Legislates Various Aspects Of Health Care?
Chapter Seven. The Scope & Nature Of American Health Care
Chapter Eight. Medical Advances, Medical Miracles
Chapter Nine. Medical & System Failures
Chapter Ten. Medical Error
Chapter Eleven. Ourcomes - For Patients, Providers, Payers
PART TWO. THE PROVIDER UNIVERSE
Chapter Twelve. Why It Sometimes Seems As If The American Health Care System Is Set Up To Benefit Everyone But Patients
Chapter Thirteen. Major Challenge: Medical Advances & New Technology
Chapter Fourteen. Major Challenge: Information Technology
Chapter Fifteen. Major Challenge: Emerging Care-Delivery Models & Reimbursement
Chapter Sixteen. Major Challenge: Patient Empowerment
Chapter Seventeen. Major Challenge: The Political-Football Factor
Chapter Eighteen. Physicians Caught In A Perfect Storm
Chapter Nineteen. Hospitals Having A Challenging Day
Chapter Twenty. Nurses In An Identity Crisis
Chapter Twenty-One. Morphing Roles In The Provider Universe
PART THREE. PATIENTS IN THE CHANGING PROVIDER UNIVERSE
Chapter Twenty-Two. What The Changing Provider Universe Means For Patients
Chapter Twenty-Three. A Typical Health Episode Today & Tomorrow
Chapter Twenty-Four. The Dream, The Promise & The Likely Reality
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Acronyms Used In The Book
Appendix B. Useful Online Resources
PREVIEW - Successful Patient: Step-By-Step Strategies To Get The Health Care You Need by Linda Hewitt
