Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
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 incorporated throughout, addressing a core Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) competency. - New chapter on Public Policy and the Role of Government in Health Care highlights the impact of health policy with ample examples and illustrations. - References to comparative health systems and a new appendix on the Canadian health system provide an international perspective. - Important perspectives on global health and exploration of the range of crises -- such as the COVID-19 pandemic -- that can impact health systems. - Data analytics and its impact and importance in health policy.