Delivering Health Care in America: A Systems Approach - Softcover

Shi, Leiyu; Singh, Douglas A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076374512X ISBN 13: 9780763745127

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2007

Synopsis

In A Clear, Cohesive Format, Delivering Health Care In America Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of The Basic Structures And Operations Of The US Health System—From Its Historical Origins And Resources, To Its Individual Services, Cost, And Quality. Using A Unique “Systems” Approach, It Brings Together An Extraordinary Breadth Of Information Into A Highly Accessible, Easy-To-Read Text That Clarifies The Complexities Of Health Care Organization And Finance, While Presenting A Solid Overview Of How The Various Components Fit Together. The Fourth Edition Has Been Thoroughly Updated With The Latest Information On: The Global Threat Of Avian Influenza Health Policy Agenda Of The Bush Administration Progress Towards Healthy People 2010 Goals The Effects Of Corporatization, Information Revolution, And Globalization On Health Care Delivery. The Role Of Hospitals In The U.S. Healthcare System The Continuing Nursing Shortage Prospective Payment Initiatives For Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities And Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Pay-For-Performance Initiatives Trends In Home Health Care Services The Role Of Long-Term Care Hospitals And Reimbursement For Their Services Disease Management As A Strategy To Manage Utilization The Role Of Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Updated Information On Health Services For Special Populations State Strategies To Provide Universal Coverage State Children’S Health Insurance Plan Reauthorization Issues The President’S Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief High-Deductible Health Plans Insurance Restructuring In Massachusetts Challenges In Long-Term Care The Era Of Evidence-Based Medicine Mandates Of Recent Legislation Such As The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, And Modernization Act Of 2003 And The Deficit Reduction Act Of 2005

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Leiyu Shi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Co-Director of Johns Hopkins Primary Care Policy Center for the Underserved Populations. Dr. Shi's research focuses on primary care, health disparities, and vulnerable populations. He has conducted extensive studies about the association between primary care and health outcomes, particularly on the role of primary care in mediating the adverse impact of income inequality on health outcomes. Dr. Shi is also well known for his extensive research on the nation's vulnerable populations, in particular community health centers that serve vulnerable populations, including their sustainability, provider recruitment and retention experiences, financial performance, experience under managed care, and quality of care. Dr. Shi is the author of three textbooks and nearly 100 journal articles.

Review

"...very interesting and informative to those in the health care "system" of America...worth adding to your library."(AAMA Executive -- Journal of the American Academy of Medical Administrators) -- AAMA Executive (journal of the American Academ

"Let me begin by saying that I liked this book very much...will be well received within the academic community." -- University of North Carolina at Charlotte, June 7, 2001

For anyone returning to the U.S. to practice in health care, this book provides the missing evolutionary pieces that "time away" may have created." -- Hanrahan, Susan, PT, PhD, Physical Therapy, March 2001

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 076374512X
• ISBN 13: 9780763745127
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 649