{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-health-services-research-1st-ed","title":"Encyclopedia of Health Services Research (1ST ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNursing Home Quality - Charles Phillips, Catherine Hawes \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoss M. Mullner, PhD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Health Policy Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also serves as Special Assistant to the Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and as Visiting Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems Management at Rush University. His research interests include health services research, health care marketing, and the history of public health, and he has investigated factors leading to hospital closures, mergers and consolidation of health facilities and management issues. He teaches courses on health services research and on health care marketing, as well as managed care, epidemiology, and health care eonomics. He is an Associate Editor for the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Medical Systems\u003c\/em\u003e and has served as Guest Editor for several special issues of this journal, as well as for the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Consumer Marketing\u003c\/em\u003e (a special issue on Pharmaceutical Marketing). In addition to nearly 100 articles, he has written or edited several books and monographs, including \u003cem\u003eHealth Care, Technology, and the Competitive Environment\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, as never before, healthcare has the ability to enhance the quality and duration of life. At the same time, healthcare has become so costly that it can easily bankrupt governments and impoverish individuals and families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHealth services research is a highly multidisciplinary field, including such areas as health administration, health economics, medical sociology, medicine, political science, public health, and public policy. The \u003cb\u003eEncyclopedia of Health Services Research\u003c\/b\u003e is the first single reference source to capture the diversity and complexity of the field. With more than 400 entries, these two volumes investigate the relationship between the factors of cost, quality, and access to healthcare and their impact upon medical outcomes such as death, disability, disease, discomfort, and dissatisfaction with care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the growing healthcare crisis facing the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncompasses the structure, process, and outcomes of healthcare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAims to improve the equity, efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of healthcare by influencing and developing public policies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes healthcare systems and issues from around the globe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to Care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccreditation, Associations, Foundations, and Research Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of Current and Past Leaders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCost of Care, Economics, Finance, and Payment Mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisease, Disability, Health, and Health Behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernment and International Healthcare Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth Insurance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth Professionals and Healthcare Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth Services Research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaws, Regulations, and Ethics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasurement; Data Sources and Coding; and Research Methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutcomes of Care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolicy Issues, Healthcare Reform, and International Comparisons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuality and Safety of Care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial and Vulnerable Groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Encyclopedia is designed to be an introduction to the various topics of health services research for an audience including undergraduate students, graduate students, andgeneral readers seeking non-technical descriptions of the field and its practices. It is also useful for healthcare practitioners wishing to stay abreast of the changes and updates in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/15\/2009 pg. 109 (EAN 9781412951791, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eChoice\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/01\/2009 (EAN 9781412951791, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 76 (EAN 9781412951791, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMullner, Ross M\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoss M. Mullner, PhD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Health Policy Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also serves as Special Assistant to the Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and as Visiting Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Health Systems Management at Rush University. His research interests include health services research, health care marketing, and the history of public health, and he has investigated factors leading to hospital closures, mergers and consolidation of health facilities and management issues. He teaches courses on health services research and on health care marketing, as well as managed care, epidemiology, and health care eonomics. He is an Associate Editor for the \n\u003cem\u003eJournal of Medical Systems\u003c\/em\u003e and has served as Guest Editor for several special issues of this journal, as well as for the \n\u003cem\u003eJournal of Consumer Marketing\u003c\/em\u003e (a special issue on Pharmaceutical Marketing). 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