Health & Fitness : Health Care Issues

Health care systems are highly complex and dynamic. Different systems around the world vary in the way services are managed yet, regardless of these differences, the need for effective managers and managerial leaders is essential in allowing organizations or professionals to achieve specific goals. This book provides an understanding of the concepts of management, managerial leadership and governance within health care systems. It provides a thorough introduction to, and conceptual framework for, the analysis of health systems management and goes on to examine fundamental management tasks, including:. Managing income and finances. Managing people. Managing strategy and change. Managing results more...

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Cut through the complexities of Medicare Part D and make the choices that meet your needs. Confused by Medicare's drug coverage? This consumer-friendly guide explains Part D in plain English and shows you how to find the best deal among numerous plan options. Whether you're new to Medicare or already in the program, you'll navigate the system more easily and confidently, avoid pitfalls and scams -- and choose the plan that's right for you!.:.; Decide whether you need Part D -- find out whether it affects any drug coverage you already have and weigh the consequences of going without coverage.; Choose and enroll in the best plan for you -- compare plans to find the one that covers your drugs at the least cost and sign up at the right time.; Get up and running with Part D -- minimize your expenses, use the "right" pharmacies, and troubleshoot any problems with your coverage. Open the book and find:.:.; Details of how Part D works, from costs to coverage.; Ways to get extra help paying for drugs if your income is limited.; Step-by-step guidance on how to compare drug plans.; Tips on handling the coverage gap.; Practical advice on lowering your drug costs.; Clear instructions for joining and switching plans.; Rules and rights that apply to people in long-term care.; Procedures for challenging plan decisions. more...

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The 'modernization' of the NHS is at the heart of the UK government's policies for public sector services. This modernization programme represents the most radical and ambitious restructuring of the NHS since its inception in 1948. The new Primary Care Groups and Trusts (PCG/Ts) are the main organizational mechanism for delivering the modernization agenda and are therefore key to the success or otherwise of these reforms. To date there has been no comprehensive evaluation of how PCG/Ts have been performing in implementing the modernization programme; this book fills that important gap in knowledge. It provides a strong text of first evidence about the performance of PCG/Ts to date; this forms the basis for discussions about future success and a benchmark for future research. The New Primary Care will be an essential resource for all advanced students of health care as well as academics, researchers and policy makers. more...

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Is your weight hazardous to your health? According to public-health authorities, 65 percent of us are overweight. Every day, we are bombarded with dire warnings about America’s "obesity epidemic." Close to half of the adult population is dieting, obsessed with achieving an arbitrary "ideal weight." Yet studies show that a moderately active larger person is likely to be far healthier (and to live longer) than someone who is thin but sedentary. And contrary to what the fifty-billion-dollar-per-year weight-loss industry would have us believe medical science has not yet come up with a way to make people thin. After years spent scrutinizing medical studies and interviewing leading doctors, scientists, eating- disorder specialists, and psychiatrists, Professor Paul Campos is here to lead the backlash against weight hysteria—and to show that we can safeguard our health without obsessing about the numbers on the scale. But The Obesity Myth is not just a compelling argument, grounded in the latest scientific research; it’s also a provocative, wry exposé of the culture that feeds on our self-defeating war on fat. Campos will show: * How the nation’s most prestigious and trusted media sources consistently misinform the public about obesity * What the movie industry’s love affair with the "fat suit" tells us about the relationship between racial- and body-based prejudice in America * How the skinny elite—with their "supersized" lifestyles and gas-guzzling SUVs—project their anxieties about overconsumption on the poorer and heavier underclass * How weight-loss mania fueled the impeachment of Bill Clinton In this paradigm-busting read, Professor Campos challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the medical, political, and cultural meaning of weight and brings a rational and compelling new voice to America’s increasingly irrational weight debate. more...

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Care for the uninsured is a county responsibility in Florida. This report examines the approaches used by three south Florida counties – Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach – to fund care for the indigent and compares their financing mechanisms, types of services provided, patient travel patterns and costs and productivity across hospital ownership and insurance type. more...

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