ICU Resource Allocation in the New Millennium Will We Say "No"? /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Crippen, David W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Quality of Life.; Medical ethics.; Quality of Life > Research.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.; Quality of Life Research.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3866-3

Intensive care medicine is one of the fastest growing services provided by hospitals and perhaps one of the most expensive.� Yet in response to the global financial crisis of the last few years, healthcare funding is slowing or decreasing throughout the world.� � How we manage health care resources...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Part I. Contrasts in Global Health Care Resource Allocation
• 1. Australia: Where Have We Been?
• 2. Brazil: Where Have We Been?
• 3. Canada: Where Have We Been?
• 4. Germany: Where Have We Been?
• 5. India: Where Have We Been?
• 6. Israel: Where Have We Been?
• 7. Italy: Where Have We Been?
• 8. The Netherlands: Where Have We Been?
• 9. New Zealand: Where Have We Been?
• 10. South Africa: Where Have We Been?
• 11. United Kingdom: Where Have We Been?
• 12. United States, Private Practice: Where Have We Been?
• 13. United States, Academic Medicine: Where Have We Been?
• 14. Australia: Where Are We Going?
• 15. Brazil: Where Are We Going?
• 16. Canada: Where Are We Going?
• 17. Germany: Where Are We Going?
• 18. India: Where Are We Going?
• 19. Italy: Where Are We Going?
• 20. The Netherlands: Where Are We Going?
• 21. New Zealand: Where Are We Going?
• 22. South Africa: Where Are We Going?
• 23. United Kingdom: Where Are We Going?
• 24. United States, Private Practice: Where Are We Going?
• 25. United States, Academic Medicine: Where Are We Going?
• 26. Analysis of the Demand for Health Care in the Global Medical Village
• 27. First Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions
• 28. Second Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions
• 29. Third Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions
• 30. Fourth Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions
• Part II. The Fair and Equitable Health Care Act
• 31. The Fair and Equitable Health Care Act (FEHCA)
• 32. First Critique of the Fair and Equitable Health Care Act (FEHCA)
• 33. Fixing the Foundation of Critical Care at the End-stage of Life
• 34. Third Critique of the Fair and Equitable Health Care Act (FEHCA)
• Part III. Legal and Nursing Viewpoints
• 35. Medical Judgment Versus Capitulation
• 36. Nursing Aspects of Inappropriate Patient Care
• Part IV. Conclusions
• 37. Where Is Universal Health Care Headed in the Global Village?
• 38. The New Shape Of Intensive Care In The United States
• 39. Health Care in the Year 2050
• Afterword.