Basics of the U.S. Health Care System (Navigate Advantage Access) - Softcover

Niles, Nancy J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1284262987 ISBN 13: 9781284262988

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2023

Synopsis

Awarded first place in the 2024 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Consumer Health category!Basics of the U.S. Health Care System provides a broad introduction to the workings of the U.S. health care system. Engaging and activities-oriented, the text offers an accessible overview of the major concepts of healthcare operations; the role of government and public health; inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care services; payors and financing; careers; and legal and ethical issues.Updated with new data throughout, Basics of the U.S. Health Care System, Fifth Edition also includes coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the global impact of the pandemic and global vaccination rates; the impact of socioeconomic factors on COVID outcomes; the disease's impact on mental health; the U.S. government role in managing the pandemic, and more. Updated data, including new Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) at-a-Glance 2021 data.Expanded discussion on social justice and the social determinants of health.New chapter on U.S. Population Health discusses the differences between public health population health, and community health. New laws and legislation passed during the Trump and Biden administrations, including the healthcare provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, and discussion of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade.Expanded careers chapter offers eight new healthcare career opportunities.Final chapter takes a comparative look the US health care system vs. other developed countries, and discusses trends that impact the U.S. healthcare system including digital health, systems and design thinking, pay for performance and value based purchasing, and more. U.S. Health Care Systems and DeliveryHealth Care DeliveryOverview of the US Health CareFundamentals of Health CareIntro to Health SystemsConsumer Health © 2024 | 496 pages

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About the Author

Nancy J. Niles is currently teaching undergraduate business and healthcare management classes in the AACSB accredited Department of Business Administration at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. She became very interested in health issues as a result of spending 5 years with the U.S. Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa.'Her graduate education has focused on health policy and management. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors of a local nonprofit health organization, Healthy Learners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1284262987
• ISBN 13: 9781284262988
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 496