Changing consumers and changing technology in health care and health care delivery

• Other Authors: Kronenfeld, Jennie J.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, 2001.
• Series: Research in the sociology of health care ; v. 19.
• Subjects: Social medicine > United States.; Medical technology > United States.; Medical care > United States.; Health systems & services.; USA.; Medical > Health Care Delivery.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849501156 (electronic bk.) : 1849501157 (electronic bk.) : 9780762308088 (hbk.); 0762308087 (hbk.)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 282 p.) : ill.

This text deals with issues of growing importance in both the US health care system and health care systems across the world. Such systems need to respond to changes in technology within health care, shifting technologies not specific to health care, and changes in the way patients and physicians vi...