| Description |
xii, 205 pages ; 24 cm |
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California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 10 |
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California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 10
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| Contents |
1. Just the facts : serious chronic disease in the last phase of life -- Perspective : the loneliness of the long-term care giver / Carol Levine -- 2. Seeing the world differently : ideas to shape reform -- Perspective : quality comes home / Donald M. Berwick --3. Good care for some people, sometimes -- Perspective : in Britain, progress in care for the last part of life / Joanne Lynn -- 4. Surveying the terrain : opportunities and challenges -- Perspective : the case for reforming U.S. health care / The Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine -- 5. Good care for us all : building the care system to count on -- App. An agenda for action |
| Summary |
"Sick to Death and Not Going to Take It Anymore! maintains that health care and community services are not equipped to meet the needs of people who face a prolonged period of progressive illness and disability before death. Lynn offers what she calls an "owner's manual for the health care system," which lays out facts, concepts, strategies, and action plans for genuine reform and gives the reader new ways to interpret information creatively, imagine innovative possibilities, and take steps to implement them."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Older people -- Long-term care -- United States.
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Older people -- Medical care -- United States.
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Chronically ill -- Medical care -- United States.
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Terminal care -- United States.
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Health care reform -- United States.
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Chronic Disease.
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Aged.
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Terminal Care.
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Long-Term Care.
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Health Care Reform.
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Health Services for the Aged.
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Aged.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Author |
Milbank Memorial Fund.
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| LC no. |
2004010910 |
| ISBN |
0520243005 cloth alkaline paper |
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