The Future of Health and Health Care Systems in the Industrialized Societies

by Dang Ha Doan Bui

Overview

As economic and demographic conditions change, and technology advances, world leaders are becoming increasingly concerned with the future of health care. This comprehensive volume brings together North American and European experts in demographics, public administration, management, and health sciences to examine the challenges confronting health care personnel and systems in the industrialized countries. Following an overview of the general problems and methods of health care planning, contributors discuss such crucial topics as changes in the health status of populations; the impact of an aging population on health care systems; the prospects for reorganizing health care systems; the effects of new technology and drugs on health care; and the future of health care financing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275924911
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/25/1988
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

BUI DANG HA DOAN is Director of the Centre de Sociologie et de Demographie Medicales in Paris, France.

Table of Contents

Preface
Prospects in Health Status
Prospects in Health Status: The Impact of Population Aging
Prospects in Health Care Organization
Prospects in Health Care Organization: Some Issues Related to Specific Groups prospects in Drugs and Medical Technologies
Prospects in Health Care Financing
Overview
Index