Medical Governance - Values, Expertise, and Interests in Organ Transplantation

Informationen zum Autor David L. Weimer is professor of public affairs and political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a former president of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. He is the coauthor of Organizational Report Cards; Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice; and Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice. Klappentext Governments throughout the industrialized world make decisions that fundamentally affect the quality and accessibility of medical care. This title explores an alternative regulatory approach to medical care based on the delegation of decisions about the allocation of scarce medical resources to private nonprofit organizations. Zusammenfassung Governments throughout the industrialized world make decisions that fundamentally affect the quality and accessibility of medical care. This title explores an alternative regulatory approach to medical care based on the delegation of decisions about the allocation of scarce medical resources to private nonprofit organizations. Inhaltsverzeichnis IllustrationsPrefaceAbbreviations and Acronyms 1. Medical Governance: Important but Neglected 2. Balancing Values! Expertise! and Interests 3. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network 4. Expanding Organ Supply 5. Liver Allocation and the Final Rule 6. Incremental Response to Racial Disparity in Kidney Allocation 7. The Kidney Allocation Review: Can The OPTN Make Nonincremental Change? 8. How and How Well Does the OPTN Govern? 9. Is the OPTN a Viable and Desirable Model in Other Medical Contexts? References Index

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• Authors: David L. Weimer, David L. (University of Wisconsin--Madison) Weimer, David Leo Weimer, Weimer David L.
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2010
• EAN: 9781589016316
• ISBN: 978-1-58901-631-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series; American Governance and Public; American Governance and Public Policy series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; USA, HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Health economics, MEDICAL / Administration, MEDICAL / Surgery / Transplant, United States of America, USA, Transplant Surgery, Medical administration & management, Medical administration and management