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Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System

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6th Ed.

Leiyu Shi, DrPH, MBA, MPA; Douglas A. Singh, PhD, MBA

ISBN-13: 978-1-284-23510-4

eISBN-13: 978-1-284-24750-3

Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Informatics

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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. healthcare system. The text clarifies the complexities of healthcare organization and finance and presents a solid overview of how the various components fit together.

Features and Benefits

  • • 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, the impact on vulnerable populations, implications for the future of healthcare 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.

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