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Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System
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Title Details
6th Ed.
2023 © Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN-13: 978-1-284-23510-4
eISBN-13: 978-1-284-24750-3
Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Informatics
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Doody's Reviews
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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