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090 _aRA393
_b.M67 2012
092 _a362.10425
_bM838
100 1 _aMoreira, Tiago.
245 1 4 _aThe transformation of contemporary health care
_h[electronic resource] :
_bthe market, the laboratory, and the forum /
_cTiago Moreira.
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2012.
300 _aviii, 181 p.
490 1 _aRoutledge studies in health and social welfare ;
_v8
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [159]-175) and index.
505 0 _a1. Health care reform and the social sciences : the (not so) great transformation? -- 2. Conceptualising health care change : regimes, implements, boundaries -- 3. The market : a biography of the QALY -- 4. The laboratory : the making of evidence in health care -- 5. The forum : choreographing public deliberation -- 6. The situated complexity of health care -- 7. Conclusion.
520 _a"The past three decades have seen enormous changes in the organisation of health care. This book explores the role of knowledge production and technology on these transformations, focusing on the market (attempts to embed principles of economic rationality and efficient use of resources in the shaping and delivery of health care), the laboratory (science, experiments and 'evidence' in the management of research, practice and policy) and the forum (the application of deliberative procedures and other forms of public consultation to health care decision making)"--Provided by publisher.
530 _aAlso available in print edition.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
650 0 _aHealth care reform.
650 0 _aMedical care.
650 0 _aMedical policy.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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776 1 _z9780415886000 (hardback : alk. paper)
_z9780415629607 (pbk.)
830 0 _aRoutledge studies in health and social welfare ;
_v8.
856 4 0 _uhttp://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203110300
_zClick here to view
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