Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System

By Leiyu Shi, Douglas A. Singh, Douglas A Singh

Book Overview

Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Sixth Edition is a clear and concise distillation of the major topics covered in the best-selling Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. Written with the undergraduate in mind, Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System is a reader-friendly, well organized resource that covers the major characteristics, foundations, and future of the U.S. health care system. The text clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance and presents a solid overview of how the various components fit together. Key Features: - Updated new data throughout. Tables, charts, figures, and text are all based on the latest data. - New sections on the prospects of healthcare reform under the Biden Administration and patient advocacy organizations. - Coverage of COVID, including the effects on U.S. hospitals, impact of vulnerable populations, implications for the future of health care delivery, etc. - Expanded coverage of nanomedicine, AI in health informatics, cybersecurity of data, and more. - Latest on ACA, including its effects on insurance, access, and cost. - New sections on payments for quality and cost savings; Payment Driven Payment Model (PDPM), payments for rehabilitation therapy. - Updates on forces of future change; cost, coverage and access dilemmas; and expectations of health reform in the broader economic context. - Navigate eBook access (included with each print text) provides online or offline access to the digital text from a computer, tablet, or mobile device.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1284235106
• ISBN13: 9781284235104
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Very Informative

This is a great book and also includes a student companion, which is like a workbook or note taker. The student companion has helped me to understand the chapters.

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good intro to the subject of health care

This was a good intro to the US 'heath care' system. It's written for the general public, so reading was easy. This book seemed a little biased, but made some great points especially when highlighting the flaws in the US health care system.

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A concise and accessible introduction to available US health care

Department of Health Policy Management Professor Leiyu Shi and School of Public and Environmental Affairs Associate Professor Douglas Singh present Essentials of the US Health Care System, a concise and accessible introduction to available US health care. Written as a textbook especially for students considering a profession in the field, yet also accessible to lay readers, Essentials of the US Health Care System includes basic information concerning the effects of modern medical technology, the roles of different providers and professionals in US health care, managed care and health networks, long-term care services, and much more. Graphs, charts, and black-and- white photographs round out this excellent primer of basic terms and concepts; each section features a neatly summarized conclusion and a list of references for more information. Also very highly recommended is the author's previous textbook, Delivering Health Care In America: A Systems Approach.