TY - BOOK AU - Sandstrom,Robert W. AU - Lohman,Helene AU - Bramble,James D. TI - Health services: policy and systems for therapists SN - 0130283444 AV - RA 395 SAN PY - 2003/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Prentice Hall KW - Medical policy - United States KW - Public health - United States KW - Physical therapy - practice KW - Occupational therapy - practice KW - Health services accessibility - organization & administration - United States KW - Occupational therapy - organization & administration - United States KW - Physical therapy (specialty) - organization & administration - United States KW - Health policy - United States N1 - Includes index; Principles of health and disability policy. Disablement, policy and systems. Access to health care. Economics/cost of health care. Quality of health care. Public policy and disability -- Reimbusement policy : financing therapy services. Fundamentals of insurance. Managed care. Medicare. Medicaid, SCHIP and military/veterans medical insurance -- Therapists and the health care system. The acute medical care system. The post-acute health care system. Health care personnel. Mental health practice and public policy. Public health -- Advocacy. Effecting policy change : the therapist as advocate ER -