The Retail Revolution in Health Care

Informationen zum Autor Myron D. Fottler, Donna M. Malvey Klappentext This book unveils and demystifies a revolution occurring in health care in the United States and beyond and how it will reform the health care system.There is something new in health care. Retail clinics, sometimes partnering with prestigious health-care institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic, offer an affordable, accessible solution for delivering primary-care services to underserved populations. The Retail Revolution in Health Care presents an overview of the retail health trend and its implications for consumers, employers, health care providers, health care companies, insurers, and health policy makers.The authors examine the phenomenon of retail health care from an entrepreneurial perspective, discussing the growth of retail care beyond traditional retail establishments and possible performance indicators to assess health outcomes. They report on the differing perspectives of retail care from a variety of experts, including doctors, nurses, patients, and insurers. Finally, they address business realities in the United States and globally as they affect the clinics. Retail clinics will almost certainly play a key role as either an alternative to national health insurance or a component of health reform. This important book explores their part in furthering the availability of health care for all Americans. Zusammenfassung This book unveils and demystifies a revolution occurring in health care in the United States and beyond and how it will reform the health care system.

Product details

• Authors: Myron Fottler, Myron D. Fottler, Myron/ Malvey Fottler, Donna Malvey, Donna M. Malvey, Malvey Donna M.
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2010
• EAN: 9780313366239
• ISBN: 978-0-313-36623-9
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Business and Management, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Distribution, Business & management, United States of America, USA, Public health & preventive medicine, Retail sector, Public health and preventive medicine, Retail and wholesale industries