| Allied Health Services: Avoiding Crises Contributor(s): Institute of Medicine (Author), Committee to Study the Role of Allied He (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309038960 ISBN-13: 9780309038966 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1989 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Education & Training |
| Dewey: 362.17 |
| LCCN: 88037922 |
| Physical Information: 361 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With estimates of their numbers ranging from one million to almost four million people, allied health care personnel make up a large part of the health care work force. Yet, they are among the least studied elements of our health care system. This book describes the forces that drive the demand for and the supply of allied health practitioners?forces that include demographic change, health care financing policies, and career choices available to women. Exploring such areas as credentialing systems and the employment market, the study offers a broad range of recommendations for action in both the public and private sectors, so that enough trained people will be in the right place at the right time. |