Rights -- Equality -- Needs -- Outcomes -- Technology -- Quality -- Costs -- Efficiency -- Unnecessary care -- Administrative costs -- Priorities -- Prevention -- Managed care -- International competitiveness -- The elderly -- Minorities -- Rural areas -- Prescription drugs -- Public opinion --...

This book discusses public and private healthcare organizations by gathering perspectives on the differences in service, management, delivery, and efficiency and highlighting the impact of citizens and information technology in these healthcare processes.

"This book provides an extensive and rich compilation of research on the role of public policy in the healthcare sector and how policy reform will impact the future of healthcare delivery and administration"--

"This book provides an extensive and rich compilation of research on the role of public policy in the healthcare sector and how policy reform will impact the future of healthcare delivery and administration."