2030 - The Future of Medicine : Avoiding a Medical Meltdown
Richard. Barker
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Oxford : : Oxford University Press, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (128 p.)
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| Utgave | 2nd ed.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction and summary; 1 The supply of new medicine-unlimited?; 2 Healthcare demand-insatiable?; 3 Medical meltdown-unavoidable?; 4 Taking responsibility-a healthcare agenda for the next 20 years; 5 Conclusion-the US, the UK, and the Middle Way; Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W. - It is 2030. What are the new technologies that have advanced healthcare? What are the new or strengthened demands placed on the healthcare systems of the world? Is the future affordable, or do we see drastic rationing of care or the collapse of healthcare insurance?This book tackles these questions, and provides some answers. It does not shrink from the uncomfortable challenges that lie ahead, as demand surges and new technologies add to the strain. It lays out ten levers that stand a fighting chance of closing the healthcare equation, of balancing supply and demand. But these levers require r
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| Emner | Medical care - Forecasting
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| ISBN | 9780199600663
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