02244nam a2200361Ia 4500 9780203110300 BD-DhSAU 20151012151717.0 a|||||s||||||||||| cr|||| 121002s2012 nyu sb 001 0 eng d 9780203110300 (e-book : PDF) BD-DhSAU BD-DhSAU RA393 .M67 2012 362.10425 M838 Moreira, Tiago. The transformation of contemporary health care [electronic resource] : the market, the laboratory, and the forum / Tiago Moreira. New York : Routledge, 2012. viii, 181 p. Routledge studies in health and social welfare ; 8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-175) and index. 1. Health care reform and the social sciences : the (not so) great transformation? -- 2. Conceptualising health care change : regimes, implements, boundaries -- 3. The market : a biography of the QALY -- 4. The laboratory : the making of evidence in health care -- 5. The forum : choreographing public deliberation -- 6. The situated complexity of health care -- 7. Conclusion. "The past three decades have seen enormous changes in the organisation of health care. This book explores the role of knowledge production and technology on these transformations, focusing on the market (attempts to embed principles of economic rationality and efficient use of resources in the shaping and delivery of health care), the laboratory (science, experiments and 'evidence' in the management of research, practice and policy) and the forum (the application of deliberative procedures and other forms of public consultation to health care decision making)"--Provided by publisher. Also available in print edition. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Health care reform. Medical care. Medical policy. Electronic books. lcsh 9780415886000 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415629607 (pbk.) Routledge studies in health and social welfare ; 8. http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203110300 12360 12359