Advocacy in Health Care The Power of a Silent Constituency
The roles of both the consumer and the health advocate professional have become increasingly significant in to day's climate of "rationed" health care. It seems clear that the timely exchange of ideas among seasoned health care advocates is necessary if we are to deal with the comple...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Totowa, NJ
Humana
1986, 1986
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1986 |
| Series: | Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Milestones in Public Interest Advocacy
- The Need for Health Advocacy
- Hospice as Advocacy
- Health Advocacy Among Minority Groups
- Advocacy for Children
- Patient Advocacy
- Advocacy for the Elderly
- Advocacy Issues for Older Women
- Unionized Health Workers
- Quality Management neé Quality Assurance
- Confessions of a Naive Scientist
- New Approaches to the Resolution of Professional Liability Problems
- Advocacy for the Mentally Ill
- Communication Networks: Advocacy in Health Care
- Comments, Questions, and Answers
- Biographies