Summary |
As the most widely-used textbook on managed care, Essentials of Managed Health Care, Fifth Edition, provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key strategic, tactical, and operational aspects of managed health care and health insurance in the commercial sector, as well as Medicare, Medicaid, and military medical care. With learning objectives for each chapter, a glossary of terms and common acronyms, study questions, tables and charts, and the expert guidance of Peter R. Kongstvedt, Essentials of managed Health Care, Fifth Edition, is the perfect introduction to the key concepts of managed care.
This revision includes updates to all chapters, as well as:
• New chapters on disease management, case management, pharmacy benefits management, behavioral health management, prevention, and the use of data and analysis in care management.
• New chapters on claims administration, sales and marketing, healthcare consumerism, and the employer’s view of managed health care.
• A completely revised chapter on the new Medicare/Medicaid laws and programs.
• New chapters on the military health system and managed care in a global context.
• A new chapter on HIPAA.
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