Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

AvRobert L. Kane,Reinhard Priester,Annette M. Totten

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Chronic conditions such as arthritis, heart disease, and Parkinson disease are the principal cause of all sickness and death in the United States and represent the vast majority of health care expenditures. Although we now live in a world dominated by chronic conditions, health care is still organized around a commitment to treating acute illnesses. Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness examines current deficiencies in chronic illness care and explores ways to improve it. Addressing the challenges of shifting from the primacy of acute illnesses to the predominance of chronic conditions, the authors identify the components necessary to reorganize and reform health care: properly prepared health care workers; involved patients and families; appropriate use of new technologies, especially information systems; an appropriate role for prevention; and the creation of funding approaches that will provide necessary incentives. This book calls on policy makers, health care providers, and educators to address one of the greatest challenges facing the health care system.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-02-15
Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt590 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGerontology
Antal sidor328
FörlagJohns Hopkins University Press
MedarbetareWagner,Edward
ISBN9780801882098

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Foreword by Edward Wagner, M.D., M.P.H.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Caring For People With Chronic Illness1. What's So special about Chronic Illness Care?2. The Minensions of Chrpnic Illness3. How the Current System Fails People with Chronic IllnessPart II. Opportunities for Changes4. Reorganizing care in the Face of Chronic illness5. The Right Health Care Workers with the Right Skills6. Patients and Families7. Innovative Technology8. Prevention9. Paying for Chronic CarePart III. Prospects for Change10. The Context for Reform11. Next StepsAppendix A.Appendix B.NotesReferencesIndex

Provides interested readers with a succinct vehicle for becoming conversant on this important topic. -- Jennifer L. Wolff JAMA 2006 This book provides a much needed assessment of the greatest challenges in health care today. -- Germaine Cornelissen Key Reporter 2006 This book is useful for policy makers, health care providers, and educators to address one of the greatest challenges facing the health care system today. Caregiver 2006 Most appealing to thoughtful academics. -- Amasa B. Ford Gerontologist 2006