Produktbild: Lynn, J: Sick To Death and Not Going to Take It Anymore!

Lynn, J: Sick To Death and Not Going to Take It Anymore! Reforming Health Care For The Last Years Of Life

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Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

15.10.2004

Abbildungen

w. Illustrationen 23,5 cm

Verlag

University Of California Press

Seitenzahl

208

Maße (L/B/H)

22.9/15.2/1.8 cm

Gewicht

440 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-520-24300-2

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

15.10.2004

Abbildungen

w. Illustrationen 23,5 cm

Verlag

University Of California Press

Seitenzahl

208

Maße (L/B/H)

22.9/15.2/1.8 cm

Gewicht

440 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-520-24300-2

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  • Produktbild: Lynn, J: Sick To Death and Not Going to Take It Anymore!
  • List of Illustrations and Tables 
    Foreword 
    Acknowledgments 
    Introduction 

    1. JUST THE FACTS 
    Serious Chronic Disease in the Last Phase of Life 
    Living with Chronic Conditions . Shortcomings in Current Care .
    The Baby Boom Grows Old . Who Will Provide Care? . “Dying” and
    the Problem of Prognostication . Which Illness Will It Be? .
    Costs and Who Pays . The Shape of Things to Come

    PERSPECTIVE: THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG TERM CARE GIVER 
    by Carol Levine 

    2. SEEING THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY
    Ideas to Shape Reform 
    Life Span Perspective . Rethinking the Transition Model .
    Misleading Words and Ideas . The “No Surprise” Question . Trajectories of
    Illness across Time . Frequency of Trajectories . Anticipating Challenges .
    Creating and Naming a Category . More Patients, Fewer Caregivers .Working
    Out Patterns of Cost . Summary of Ideas to Shape Reform

    PERSPECTIVE : QUALITY COMES HOME 
    by Donald M. Berwick 

    3. GOOD CARE FOR SOME PEOPLE SOMETIMES 
    Hospice . Palliative Care at Home . Palliative Care in Hospitals . PACE:
    All-Inclusive Care . The Chronic-Care Model . Coordinating and
    Managing Care . Quality Improvement . Caregiver Programs . Practice
    Guidelines and Audit Tools . Gems and Strategies for Change

    PERSPECTIVE IN BRITAIN, PROGRESS IN CARE FOR THE LAST PART OF LIFE 
    by Joanne Lynn 

    4. SURVERYING THE TERRAIN 
    Opportunities and Challenges
    Key Features of Change . Caregivers as a Political Force . The Business
    Case for Change . Promoting Coordinated Care . Barriers
    to Reform . Avoiding Low-Impact Reforms

    PERSPECTIVE: THE CASE FOR REFORMING U.S. HEALTH CARE
    by 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 
    Reprise of the Current Situation . Trajectories Form a Basis for Achievable
    Excellence . MediCaring: From Promises to Practical Program . Methods to
    Achieve Reform . Reforms to Implement Right Away! . Forging the
    Will to Make Improvements Happen

    Appendix: An Agenda for Action 
    References 
    Index