Newly revised and significantly updated, Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States, 13th Edition continues to be a highly acclaimed and trusted resource covering all aspects of health care in the United States. This comprehensive textbook contains information on a wide array of topics, including the organization of care, population health, the fundamental challenges of health disparities, health care financing and economics, and health information technology's role in improving care and protecting privacy. New chapters on public health preparedness and its role in mitigating effects on health and the health system, and the medical and social challenges of caring for older adults provide insight into important, ongoing challenges and what those challenges reflect about our system of care. With an increased emphasis on health disparities, population health, and health equity, this textbook includes a timely focus on how social and behavioral determinants influence health outcomes. Students will gain a deeper understanding of public health systems and their societal role, and of the economic perspectives that drive health care managers and the system. Thorough coverage of the rapid changes that are reshaping our system, in addition to an evaluation of our nation's achievement of health care value, will equip students with the critical knowledge they need to enter this dynamic and complex field. The book also includes cutting-edge, evidence-based information on preventive medicine, innovative approaches to control health care costs, initiatives to achieve high quality and value-based care, and much more from prominent scholars, practitioners, and educators within health care management, public health, population health, health policy, medical care, and nursing. Key Features: New chapters on Public Health Preparedness and Caring for Older Adults Expanded coverage on health disparities and health equity, public health systems and their societal role, and the economic perspectives driving health care managers and the system Careers in Focus sections provide perspectives from a range of career paths in the health sector and how they contribute to the health care workforce Case Exercises and Discussion Questions have been expanded for all chapters Accompanying Audio Podcasts with subject matter experts in health care management, public health, nursing, and more eBook access to the entire text including supplemental e-Chapters on A Visual Overview of Health Care Delivery in the United States and ACA Updates Instructor's Package for qualified educators with access to an Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, PPTs, Image Bank, Transition Guide, Sample Syllabi, and Additional Case Exercises
James R. Knickman, PhD is the Robert Derzon Chair in Public and Health Affairs at New York University with joint appointments at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and at NYU Langone Medical School's Department of Population Health. He has spent four decades splitting his time between academe and the philanthropic sector. His work focuses on health policy and he has played many roles both as a researcher and a leader in philanthropy to advance the use of public policy to improve the American health care system. He was a Vice President at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and President of the New York State Health Foundation. He has a PhD in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Pennsylvania and did his undergraduate work at Fordham University. He serves on the Board of Directors at three non-profit organizations, including chairing the National Council on Aging. Brian Elbel, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Population Health and Health Policy at the NYU School of Medicine, where he heads the Section on Health Choice, Policy and Evaluation within the Department of Population Health, and at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He is the Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives in the Office of Science and Research of NYU Langone Health and the Director of the NYU Langone Comprehensive Program on Obesity.
List of Features List of Podcasts Foreword by Anthony R. Kovner, PhD Acknowledgments Organization of This Book Contributors Section I: Health Policy 1. The Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy Brian Elbel, James R. Knickman 2. Organization of Care Amy Yarbrough Landry, Cathleen O. Erwin 3. Policy and the Politics of Health Care: Policy Choices in a Divided Political Environment Rogan Kersh, James Morone Section II: Keeping Americans Healthy 4. Population Health Sheri Johnson, Marjory Givens, Marc Gourevitch 5. Public Health Systems and Their Role in Society Laura C. Leviton, Ucheoma C. Nwaozuru, Scott D. Rhodes 6. Health and Behavior Azizi Seixas, Leo Landron, Brian Elbel 7. COVID, Pandemic Preparedness, and What it Reflects About Our System of Health and Health Care Eric Gebbie, Kristine Qureshi 8. Caring for Older Adults: Financial, Community, and Health System Challenges Ramsey Alwin, Kathleen Cameron, James R. Knickman 9. Addressing Vulnerability Through the Pursuit of Health Equity Lourdes J. Rodriguez, Jewel Mullen Section III: Medical Care: Treating Americans' Medical Problems 10. Healthcare Financing, Costs, and Value James R. Knickman, John Marchica, David C. Radley 11. Quality of Care: What Is It and How Do We Achieve It Carolyn M. Clancy, Irene Fraser, Kristi Groves, Pamela L. Owens 12. Health Care Management Zachary Pruitt 13. Technology, Health and Health Care: Data, Devices and Other Technology that Transform Care Austin P. Walsh, Sean Hamill, Ian Morrison Section IV: Future of U.S. Health Care 14. Future of Health and the Health Care System James R. Knickman, Brian Elbel Appendix: U.S. Government Public Health Agencies Glossary Index
