Healthcare in the United States offers a comprehensive examination of the US healthcare system and its development, addressing various challenges related to cost, access, and quality. Using straightforward descriptions, sidebars, case studies, and vignettes, the text illuminates the complex system’s organizations, financing, and delivery models.
This second edition contains updated data throughout and explores the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on many facets of the healthcare system, including long-term care, population health, and health information technology. It also includes the following new material:
– New coverage of vertical and horizontal structures in hospitals
– New chapters on public health organizations, services, and challenges; the interplay between healthcare laws and ethics; and healthcare funding and financial management of healthcare organizations
– Expanded discussions of post-acute care, mental health parity, and health disparities
– Analysis of the impact of artificial intelligence on healthcare quality and electronic health records
– Updated coverage of the political issues surrounding healthcare
– The incorporation of long-term care into the chapter on global comparisons
Healthcare in the United States provides future healthcare administrators and clinicians with a thorough understanding of the multifaceted US healthcare system, as well as the conflicting assumptions and expectations that underpin the delivery of healthcare.
