Medical Governance : Values, Expertise, and Interests in Organ Transplantation, Paperback by Weimer, David L., ISBN 1589016319, ISBN-13 9781589016316, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

Weimer, (public affairs, U. of Wisconsin, Madison) uses analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transportation Network to argue for private nonprofit medical governance in the US. Beginning with an overview of the complexities of medical governance, the work is organized into nine chapters covering the history of the Organ Procurement and Transportation Network, a description of its structure and operations, discussion of the governance of the organ supply, controversy surrounding liver allocation, efforts to address racial disparity in kidney distribution, and analysis of the most effective characteristics of the Organ Procurement and Transportation Network as a governing model. The volume, which includes several figures and tables as well as a list of abbreviations and acronyms, will be of interest to public policy researchers and others involved in health care management. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()