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Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States, 12th Edition
By James R. Knickman, PhD and Brian Elbel, PhD, MPHEducation
Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States, 12th Edition episodes
- Population Health - Chapter 5How does the neighborhood you grew up in determine your future and health? In this episode, the factors that impact physical and mental health of our communities is examined through the lens of social factors.5 min
- Comparative Health Systems - Chapter 4In the Summer Olympics of 2012, Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle assembled an opening ceremony to celebrate the British National Health Service. Inspired by this occurrence, this episode introduces the comparison of four other countries’ health care systems to that of the U.S.6 min
- The Politics of Health Care in the United States - Chapter 3Concentrating on the current drug shortage in the United States, this episode addresses the high costs of medications and how the monopoly of the U.S. government extends to drug companies.6 min
- Organization of Care - Chapter 2This episode discusses the types of private and public institutions in the U.S. health care delivery system, using the changing state of nursing homes as a primary example. We discover here how the organization of health care evolves as needs and policies change.6 min
- The Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy - Chapter 1Does it make a difference whether your doctor is a man or a woman? In this episode, we focus on health and health care in America and the challenges the health care system faces today to provide value and improve outcomes, addressing best practices in the industry and the five key stakeholders in the United States involved in health care.5 min
About Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States, 12th Edition
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This fully updated and revised 12th edition of the highly acclaimed textbook on health care delivery provides graduate and undergraduate students with a comprehensive survey of health care in the…
United States with topics ranging from the organization of care, the politics surrounding health care in the United States, to population health and vulnerable populations, health care costs and value, health care financing, and health information technology. Chapters provide thorough coverage of the rapid changes that are reshaping our system and the extent of our nation’s achievement of health care value and the Triple Aim: better health and better care at a lower cost. With an emphasis on population health and public health, this text includes a timely focus on how social and physical environments influence health outcomes.