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Pharmacy and the US Healthcare System is a one-stop textbook of current information about the features of the US healthcare system. It covers the personnel and institutions, along with concise reports on trends, regulations policy and finance.Contents1. Health and health care in the United States / David M. ScottHealth and diseaseHistorical evolution of health servicesThe private health care sectorThe public health care systemHealth care: Right or privilege?2. Financing US health care / Leanne LaiHealth care financingFunding sources of health care financingChallenges for US health care financing3. Managed care pharmacy / Judith A. CahillWhat is managed care?Managed care pharmacy toolsRoles pharmacists play In managed care settings4. The health professions / Albert I. Wertheimer, Jr.Prescribing authorityHealth manpowerPhysiciansPharmacy personnel and practice sitePharmacy issues and trends5. Pharmacists and US health care / Yifei LiuThe workforce of pharmacists in the United States6. Pharmacy organizations / Joseph ThomasRole of pharmacy organizationsHistorical development of pharmacy organizationsSpecific pharmacy organizationsCurrent issues for pharmacy organizationsIndividual decisions regarding organizations7. Emerging roles / Richard J. BertinAdvanced practice credentialingCollaborative drug therapy managementOther emerging practice models8. Political realities of pharmacy / Robert I. FieldGrowth of pharmaceutical use and spending: Prelude to intensifying political conflictRegulation, patents and politicsInsurance for prescriptionsPharmaceutical industry research and marketingMedicare coverageThe role of pharmacistsThe next political realities: genetics and personalized medicineLooking ahead9. Hospital and health care institutions / Sherilyn J. VanOsdol and Charles E. DanielsHistory of hospitals in the United StatesScope of the US health care systemFocus on patient safetyFuture challenges facing hospitals10. Pharmacist role in long-term care / Richard G. Stefanacci and Thomas R. ClarkThe growing population of older adultsDemand for health care servicesMedicare Parts A, B, C, and D in long-term careHealth care reformSpecial considerations in the provision of health care to older adultsLong-term careNursing facilitiesThe role of the geriatric pharmacist in other long-term care settings11. The research manufacturing pharmaceutical industry / Jean Paul GagnonEconomic impactUS pharmaceutical industry state of affairsFuture outlook for the US pharmaceutical industry12. Drug distribution / Sheryl L. Szeinbach and Earlene LipowskiDistribution and marketing strategyPharmaceutical trendsPharmaceutical manufacturersHealth care distributors in the United StatesContributions of the distributor industryPackagingDistribution in large community pharmaciesOther distribution channelsAvailability and distribution of generic drugsOther trends in distributionAchieving operational efficiency through automationSpecialty pharmaceuticals13. The consumers of healthcare / Somanth Pal, Damary Castanheira Torres and Maria Marzella MantioneThe definition of the health care consumerWhy the shift toward consumerism?Where do consumers most often get their health information?Changing demographics of health care consumersBehavioral models in the patient-practitioner relationshipHealth, illness, and sick-role behaviorDiversity in the US consumer14. The drug use process / Jack E. FinchamDrug use in the health care systemSelf-carePatient complianceDrug use by the elderlyThe epidemic of prescribed drug abuseHealth care reform and the drug use process15. Patient safety and pharmacovigilance / Stephen F. Eckel, Alexander T. Jenkins and Kayla FlansenOverview of pharmacovigilance and medication error reportingRegulatory approval process and post-marketing surveillanceRisk evaluation and mitigation strategies16. Provisions of care to subpopulations: a cultural perspective / Eucharia E. Nnadi and Tracy E. OkoloMinorities: diversity in the health care fieldCulture, race, ethnicity, and health careCultural sensitivityEpidemiology, ethnic variations and access to careEthnic and racial difference in treatment outcome variationsCultural influences and use of health care and pharmaceutical servicesCulture and treatment compliance17. Professionalism and ethics / Dean L. ArnesonPharmacy code of ethicsList, explain and give examples of ethical theoriesList, define and give examples of ethical principlesDistinguish the difference between virtues, values, morals and rightsList and explain a decision process for determining solutions to ethical dilemmasDiscuss ethical dilemmas in process of providing patient careWhat is professionalism?List and discuss the characteristics of professionalismDiscuss the concept of professionalismWhat is caring?18. Health Information technology: emerging challenges for pharmacy / Mark Brueckl, Norrie Thomas and Abigail StoddardKey health IT conceptsHIT driversKey hit events and legislationFuture challenges: interoperability, HIT standards, and HIT organizationsImplications for pharmacistsResearchThe future of HIT19. Unresolved issues in pharmacy: imagining the future / William A. ZellmerTransformation: letting go of old dreamsDiffusion: steps toward the futureImagination: measuring progress20. The future / J. Lyle BootmanProviding, demonstrating, and paying for valuePopulation dynamicsTechnologyEducation. |
