Jonas & Kovner's health care delivery in the United States / Anthony R. Kovner, James R. Knickman, editors ; Victoria D. Weisfeld, managing editor ; Steven Jonas, founding editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The current U.S. health care system / Anthony R. Kovner and James R. Knickman -- Health policy and health reform / Michael S. Sparer -- Health care financing / James R. Knickman -- Comparative health systems / Bianca K. Frogner, Hugh R. Waters, and Gerard F. Anderson -- Population health / Pamela Russo -- Public health: policy, practice, and perceptions / Laura C. Leviton, Scott D. Rhodes, and Carol S. Chang -- Health and behavior / Tracy Orleans and Elaine F. Cassidy -- Access to care / John Billings, Joel C. Cantor, and Chelsea Clinton -- Organization of medical care / Carol A. Caronna and Michael K. Ong -- Integrative models and performance / Douglas McCarthy -- High quality health care / Carolyn Clancy and Robert Lloyd -- Health care costs and value / Herbert P. White -- Comparative effectiveness / Amir Satvat and Jessica Leight -- Governance, management, and accountability / Anthony R. Kovner -- Health workforce / Richard Scheffler and Joanne Spetz -- Health information technology / Roger Kropf -- The future of health care delivery in the United States / James R. Knickman and Anthony R. Kovner.

This 10th edition of a classic textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students presents the critical issues and core challenges surrounding our health care system. Leading thinkers, educators, and practitioners provide an in-depth and objective appraisal of why and how we organize health care the way we do; the enormous impact of health-related behaviors on the structure, function, and cost of the health care delivery system; and other emerging and recurrent issues in health policy, health care management, and public health. This text is divided into five sections, in order to provide some coherence to this broad terrain. Part I, The Current U.S. Health Care System, addresses major characteristics and issues, including reform, financing, and comparative health care systems. This section now includes multiple new charts and tables providing concrete health care data. Part II, Population Health, focuses on health behavior, including health care models, public health policy and practice, risk factors, facilitating healthy lifestyle practices, and access to care. Part III, Medical Care Delivery, addresses integrated health models, delivering high-quality health care, cost, and value, and comparative effectiveness. Part IV, Support for Medical Care Delivery, concerns governance and management issues, including accountability, the health workforce, and information technology. Part V, The Future of Health Care Delivery in the United States, includes a new 5-year trend forecast.

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