RESUMO
Three distinguished health planners look at one issue and the result is predictable--they perceive things differently. Given the unique experience that each brings to health planning and the importance of the subject matter, the perspectives of Messrs. McCue and Pierce versus the substantially different interpretation by Mr. Mott should be of special interest.
Assuntos
Planejamento em Saúde/métodos , Órgãos dos Sistemas de Saúde/legislação & jurisprudência , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Estados UnidosRESUMO
The HSA network could play more than a regulatory role in the health care industry, according to Higgins and Bruhn. Health promotion activities should become a major focus for the HSA's role in positive change and preventive care activities. As a counterpoint to Higgins's and Bruhn's article, Mott asserts that while health promotion is a worthy issue, it cannot replace the issue of cost containment in the HSA's view.
Assuntos
Promoção da Saúde/organização & administração , Órgãos dos Sistemas de Saúde/organização & administração , Controle de Custos , Objetivos , Educação em Saúde , Papel (figurativo) , Mudança Social , Estados UnidosRESUMO
To give an overview of the kinds of issues expected to be encountered by the new Health Systems Agencies being established in conformity with Public Law 93-641, the authors draw from the experiences of the Comprehensive Health Planning agency and Regional Medical Program of an Upstate New York area. Problems faced together in the years 1972 to 1975 in health planning, development, review, and public policy are described. The unusual geographic and working relationship of these agencies makes them, together, a useful prototype of the HSA to examine.