Pharmacy and the US Healthcare System

Pharmacy and the US Health Care System equips pharmacists for independent practice in today's unpredictable health care environment. This fourth edition offers a complete source of current information about the features of the US health care system including the personnel and institutions, as well as concise reports on trends, regulations, policy and finances. Written and edited by a well-respected team of experts, this new edition has been fully revised and updated and now features new chapters including: patient safety and pharmacovigilance professionalism and ethics. The inclusion of case studies, sample test questions and learning objectives makes this an invaluable tool for students. Whether it is a course offering an introduction to the health care environment, or about managing and finance in the US health care delivery system, this is an essential textbook. It is also a helpful reference for practicing pharmacists and pharmacy organizations and societies. 1. Health and Health Care in the United States 2. Financing US Health Care 3. Managed Care Pharmacy 4. The Health Professions 5. Pharmacists and US Health Care 6. Pharmacy Organizations 7. Emerging Roles 8. Political Realities of Pharmacy 9. Hospital and Health Care Institutions 10. Pharmacist Role in Long-term Care 11. The Research Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Industry 12. Drug Distribution 13. The Consumers of Health Care 14. The Drug Use Process 15. Patient Safety and Pharmacovigilance 16. Provisions of Care to Subpopulations: a Cultural Perspective 17. Professionalism and Ethics 18. Health Information Technology: Emerging Challenges for Pharmacy 19. Unresolved Issues in Pharmacy: Imagining the Future 20. The Future Edited by Smith, Michael Ira; Wertheimer, Albert I. and Fincham, Jack E.