Emerging Trends in the Provision and Consumption of Health Services
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2154473 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry Vandenburgh (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 279-291 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Spectrum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/027321701300201993 |
| OpenAlex | W2063672464 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Health services are examined in terms of emerging trends for the new millennium. On the one hand, centralization is increasing as payers tighten control over disbursements through managed care and more restrictive health insurance. On the other hand, health services are decentralizing as patients acquire more information and take more control of some aspects of treatment. Health services markets now also show signs of becoming global in nature, possibly benefiting both bulk purchasers of care and individual consumers. Any tendencies toward increased patient control are likely to be ephemeral, however: In the absence of reforms sparked by yet-to-be-experienced crises, advances in technology, particularly in medical informatics, will likely be used to strengthen the profit positions of insurance providers, not to provide more comprehensive health care services for patients
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health insurance · Health services · Public economics · Healthcare Policy and Management · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Primary Care and Health Outcomes
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |