Managed Care: Practice Strategies for Nursing

by Margaret M. Conger

Book Overview

Of all the recent changes in health care, none more dramatically affected both patients and care providers than managed care. Not only has it altered the way we pay for health care, but also it has compelled a change in the way we approach health care, focusing increasingly on preventive care to reduce costs. In this book, the author and her colleagues examine the impact of managed care on nursing as a profession and nurses as individual caregivers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761909656
• ISBN13: 9780761909651
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.4" x 5.7"