Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Framework Development -- Overview of the Handbook -- Reference -- Glossary of Terms -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Organizational Structure -- 1.1 Introduction to the Healthcare Industry -- 1.2 Academic Medical Centers -- 1.3...

Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword to the Series -- New Foreword to the Series -- Preface -- Katsi Cook: "Research and Ceremonies and Healing Are an Empowerment Process"-a Mohawk Midwife Brings the Needs of Women into Environmental Health Research / Elizabeth...

Health is increasingly a critical concern in the context of development. This book examines the function of health systems, particularly the key factors: finance, human resources, pharmaceuticals, public facilities and stresses the importance of improving access to health services in developing...

Market Menagerie addresses the tensions between economic and social policies. This book explores how states, markets, and other institutions interact within the health industry--using India as a primary case study.