Book Review

In a section on health-care education for educators, which appears halfway through the book, Prof. Boissoneau states that the directors of [university] continuing education departments themselves need at least one continuing education course -- a course that will introduce them to the U.S. health care system... The title is, of course, not as important as the content which should include at least the following components: manpower, legislation, costs, quality standards, delivery systems, health planning, national health insurance, governance of institutions, health education, mergers, shared services, Medicare and Medicaid, education of health professionals, HMO, PSRO, home health care, ambulatory care, long-term care, relationships between the physician, nurse and allied health professional, the consumer-patient, continuing education, certification/licensure/accreditation...