The challenges of health disparities implications and actions for health care professionals / Darren Liu, DrPH, MHA, MS, Associate Professor, MHA/MPH Program, College of Health Sciences, Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa, Betty Burston, PhD, Professor-in-Residence, Department of Health Care Administration and Policy, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, Shartriya Collier-Stewart, EdD, Associate Dean, School of Education, Nevada State College, Las Vegas, Nevada, Heidi H. Mulligan, Owner, A Woman of A Thousand Words, Health Care Counsulting, Monterey, California.
| Author/creator | Liu, Darren, 1974- |
| Other author | Burston, Betty C. |
| Other author | Collier-Stewart, Shartriya. |
| Other author | Mulligan, Heidi H. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2019] |
| Description | xv, 347 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "This unique text explores health disparities in the United States and their implications from the perspective of a health care administration The book begins with a broad overview of health disparities including definitions from local, state, and federal legislation, as well as alternative definitions. The authors examine current and past frameworks of analysis regarding the causes of disparities and provide a statistical overview of death rates and their implications for health care administrators. In the final section of the book, each chapter looks at health disparities within each type of health care environment such as physician practices, hospitals, pharmaceutical products, Medicare/Medicaid, long-term care, insurance markets, and more"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018024739 |
| ISBN | 9781284156096 (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |