The United States Healthcare System: Overview, Driving Forces, and Outlook for the Future eBook

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The complexity of the United States healthcare system is well known, as are its challenges and shortcomings. A vital task in the years ahead will be to transition the system toward a new paradigm?one that more effectively balances quality, costs, and access to support the overall well-being of the American people. The United States Healthcare System: Overview, Driving Forces, and Outlook for the Future is intended for the healthcare professionals who will lead the transformation to optimized health and healthcare solutions. The book presents a broad overview of the system’s numerous components, assesses the historical influences that brought us to our present state, and examines the trends and emerging opportunities through which we can attain a better future. Over the course of 14 chapters, the book examines such topics as the following: ? The system’s origins and development ? The nature of health and well-being ? Categories of health services delivery ? The roles of organizations and providers ? Financing mechanisms, past and present ? Comparisons with other countries ? Quality and safety improvement ? The impact of technology ? The politicization of healthcare ? Ongoing reform efforts The book’s chapters establish a firm knowledge base for each topic while also inviting deeper discussion and further exploration. Collectively, they aim to foster a thorough, multidimensional understanding of how the healthcare system functions, how it has evolved, and how it can be improved.

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The United States Healthcare System: Overview, Driving Forces, and Outlook for the Future is written by Stephen L. Wagner and published by AUPHA/HAP Book. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for The United States Healthcare System: Overview, Driving Forces, and Outlook for the Future are 9781640551664, 1640551662 and the print ISBNs are 9781640551657, 1640551654.