Download or read book Dominant Issues in Medical Sociology written by Howard D. Schwartz and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 1994 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition which focuses on the limitations of the sick role. The articles consider two major issues in health-care organizations: the movement from a "service" to a profit-business orientation and prospective payment (fixed payment DRGs).