Sultz and Young's Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery

Combining historical perspective with analysis of current trends, Sultz & Young's Health Care USA, Tenth Edition charts the evolution of modern American health care, providing a complete examination of its organization and delivery while offering critical insight into the issues that the U.S. health system faces today. Building on the legacy of its prior successful editions, new co-authors James Johnson, Kim Davey, and Richard Greenhill lend their deep expertise in health services planning, administration, quality assessment, and teaching to the Tenth Edition by providing an updated, wide-ranging, and timely view of today's health care delivery system. Key Features: - New! Health systems thinking perspective is used as the organizing framework throughout, addressing a core Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) competency. - New chapters address important aspects of the U.S. health system such as Public Policy and the Role of Government in Health Care (3); Health Services and System - Research (12); Preparedness and Emergency Management (13); and Rural Health (14). - New assignments, cases, and interviews engage learners and encourage better comprehension of concepts and issues. - New appendix provides an in-depth analysis of the Canadian health system to help learners compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the U.S. and Canadian health systems. - All chapters were revised and updated to reflect current developments and trends in the field such as the COVID-19 pandemic, diversity, equity, and inclusion, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and much more. - A final chapter explores innovation in technology, workforce trends, and other challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. health system.

James A. Johnson is a medical social scientist who specializes in organizational and health systems development. He is a Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) Program at Central Michigan University where he teaches courses in comparative health systems, organizational behavior, and health systems thinking. He'is a very'active researcher and health science writer with over 100 journal articles and'20 books published. One book read worldwide is Comparative Health Systems: Global Perspectives'where he and co-researchers analyzed the health systems of 20 different countries. He is also the co-author of the recently published Health Systems Thinking.'Eighteen of Professor Johnson’s books have been selected for the permanent collection of the National Library of Medicine.Dr. Johnson is past-editor of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Journal of Healthcare Management and a Contributing Editor for the Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, and global health editor for the Journal of Human Security and Resilience.'Additionally, he has served on many boards including the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Diabetes Trust Foundation; American Public Health (APHA) Governing Council; Board of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA); Advisory Board of the Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Board President of Charleston Low Country AIDS Services; Advisory Board of the Joint Africa Working Group;'Advisory Board of the Center for Collaborative Health Leadership; and Board of Advisors for Health Systems of America. He is a regular delegate to the World Health Congress and a member of the Global Health Council. 'Dr. Johnson completed his Ph.D. at Florida State University.'

Kimberly Sanders-Davey, PhD, MBA, MA, is an associate professor of healthcare administration at Samford University, where she serves as director of the undergraduate healthcare administration program. She also served as the founding director of Samford’s undergraduate public program. Dr. Sanders-Davey has extensive teaching experience in the areas of health systems, comparative health systems, health policy, leadership, management, marketing, and strategy at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. A hallmark of Dr. Sanders-Davey’s teaching is the extensive interdisciplinary and interprofessional nature of her courses. At Samford, she has taught courses across four schools: the School of Public Health, Moffett &Sanders School of Nursing, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, and Cumberland School of Law. Dr. Sanders-Davey has held multiple leadership and service roles, including co-chair of the Communications Committee for the Health Administration section of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Chair of the Healthcare Management, Hospitality Management, and Public Administration track for the Southern Management Association (SMA),and Chair of the Communications and Development Committee for the Alabama Health Action Coalition. She currently serves as an elected Health Sciences Councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR).She is a reviewer for APHA, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health(ASPPH), the Academy of Management (AOM),and SMA. Prior to joining Samford, Dr. Sanders-Davey served as a faculty member in the Department of Family, Community, and Health Systems at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing. She earned her PhD in Health Services Administration from UAB, her MBA from Samford University, and her MA in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University.

Richard G. Greenhill, DHA, FACHE, is a globally recognized expert in healthcare quality, patient safety, and post-deployment AI governance. He is the architect of the Silent Performance Failure™(SPF) Ecosystem, a first-of-its-kind frameworkthat helps organizations identify, classify, and manage hidden AI performance failures―ensuring patient safety, operational reliability, and regulatory compliance as AI is scaled in real-world healthcare settings. With morethan 30 years of clinical and executive lead-ership across health systems and government organizations, Dr. Greenhill brings a practitioner’s perspective to solving the challenges healthcare leaders face when implementing AI and digital health innovations. His experience includes C-suite operational leadership, direct oversight of quality and strategy, and hands-on guidance for AI governance at scale. He was elected by his international peers to the prestigious International Academy for Quality and Safety (IAQS), one of the highest lifetime honors in global healthcare quality. Dr. Greenhill serves as editor-in-chief of Communications for the International Journal for Quality in Healthcare (Oxford University Press) and national faculty for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). A sought-after international speaker on AI in healthcare delivery and healthcare quality, his voice shapes global healthcare policy while his focus remains on what works in real healthcare organizations. Dr. Greenhill is a scholar-practitioner that brings academic rigor and operational excellence to every engagement, delivering the strategic clarity and practical implementation support that transforms healthcare organizations.