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TRUSTING MEDICINE IBD

ROUTLEDGE
08 / 2005
9780415364829
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Sinopsis

Providing a fascinating overview of healthcare spending and cost-containment mechanisms in the US, this bookáexplores the consequences of managed care for the communityáwith particular attentionápaidáto doctor-patient relationships. The author studies this significant relationshipáfrom a social perspective arguing that shifting financial risk onto doctors in a profit-making system seriously damages patient trust. In addition this undermines overall social capital, which in turn has been linked to health outcomes. Including case study examples and policy implications, this insightful text explores an important, though little-discussed outcome of healthcare reform and will be a welcome addition to the current healthcare literature.

PVP
241,23