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Summary:

"Introduction to Health Professions provides comprehensive coverage of all the major health professions. This valuable resource is designed for students who are interested in pursuing a health-related career but are still exploring and have not yet decided on a career. The Seventh Edition outlines more than 75 careers and touches on every major facet of the field, including a description of the profession and typical work settings. In addition, this text provides a thorough review of the U.S. healthcare delivery system, managed care, healthcare financing, reimbursement, insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and the impact of new technology on healthcare services."--Back cover

Table of Contents:

• The healthcare system in the United States
• Jobs and careers
• Health practitioners and technicians
• Healthcare support personnel
• Health-related professions.

Author/Creator:

Cross, Nanna , author

Contributors:

McWay, Dana C. , author

Stanfield, Peggy

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Stanfield's introduction to health professions [by Cross, N.]

Related Works:

Preceded by: Introduction to the health professions [by Stanfield, P.]

Subjects:

Medicine — Vocational guidance — United States

Allied health personnel — Vocational guidance — United States

Medicine — Vocational guidance

Medicine

Allied health personnel — Vocational guidance

Allied health personnel

United States

General Notes:

Preceded by Introduction to the health professions / Peggy S. Stanfield, Nanna Cross, Y.H. Hui. 6th ed. c2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xii, 476 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

R690 .S727 2017

ISBNs:

9781284098808 (paperback)
128409880X (paperback)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2016017102

OCLC Numbers:

946698978