Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States

by James R. Knickman (Editor), Brian Elbel (Editor)

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. Prominent scholars, practitioners, and educators within public health, population health, health policy, healthcare management, medical care, and nursing present the most up-to-date evidence-based information on social and behavioral determinants of health and health equity, immigrant health, health care workforce challenges, preventive medicine, innovative approaches to control health care costs, initiatives to achieve high quality and value-based care, and much more.

Designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of health care management and administration, nursing, and public health, the text addresses all complex core issues surrounding our health care system and health policy, such as the challenges to health care delivery, the organization and politics of care, and comparative health systems. Organized in a readable and accessible format, contributors 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. The 12th edition features the contributions of such luminaries as former editor Anthony R. Kovner, Michael K. Gusmano, Carolyn M. Clancy, Marc N. Gourevitch, Joanne Spetz, James Morone, Karen DeSalvo, and Christy Harris Lemak, among others. Chapters include audio chapter summaries with discussion of newsworthy topics, learning objectives, discussion questions, case exercises, and new charts and tables with concrete health care data. Included for instructors are an Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint slides, Syllabus, Test Bank, Image Bank, supplemental e-chapter on A Visual Overview of Health Care Delivery, access to an annual ACA update and health policy changes, extra cases and syllabus specifically for nurses, and a transition guide bridging the 11th and 12th editions.

Key Features:


Three completely revised chapters on the politics of health care, vulnerable populations, and health information technology
Expanded coverage on population health and population health management, health equity, influences of social determinants on health behavior and outcomes, health education planning, health workforce challenges, national and regional quality improvement initiatives and more
Revised e-Chapter providing A Visual Overview of Health Care Delivery and Image Bank for the 12th Edition
Access to Springer Publishing Company's annual ACA update
Audio podcasts provide summaries for each chapter with real-world context of topics featured in the news
New appendix with overview of U.S. Government Public Health Agencies
Access to fully searchable ebook, including extra e-chapters and student ancillaries on Springer Publishing Connect
Full Instructor Packet including Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, PowerPoint slides, Image Bank, and Case Exercises for Nursing Instructors

Genres: Textbooks, Health Care, Nonfiction

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Alice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, I learned more than I thought from this class...because of this book not because of the class. Health and policy is just such a broad topic, that's why you can get an MPH. It is too much for one class or one book to give more than an overview.

[Ulyana Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, I was actually impressed with the amount of work that was placed in this book. Great work on connecting with the audience and the structure was easy to follow. Information was up to date and gives multiple points of views through fantastic examples and facts. Thank you for the educational information, Jonas and Kovner! This was a book I enjoyed reading for Health Care Seminar course.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good text. Dry.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a textbook really good lots of information

[Peter J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative, but nauseatingly rife with Obamacare sycophancy. Hard to believe the authors objective, when so gushing about it; Chelsea Clinton even co-authoring a chapter.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Note that this is a textbook, and the rating should not be compared to my ratings on books written for entertainment.

Clear and concise text with well organized ideas and progression. Information is presented in different formats including graphs, charts, and well defined section headings. Scanning for specific information within a chapter is easy.
-1 star for feeling out of date (10th edition, read in April/May 2013)

Average personal reading time without needing a break: 90 minutes

[Patrick Tucker · Rating 4 out of 5]

An informative look at the state of the health care system in the USA. Unfortunately, since it is such a changing field I expect this to be outdated in a year or less. If you have questions on how hospitals, physician practices, insurance companies, or government services operates this is a good first stop. The writing can by necessarily dry and full of acronyms but the topics are covered with great detail.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a required textbook for my Public Health Policy class. The chapters were interesting and well-written. The topics covered were timely and thorough. The text size was highly readable and the graphics enhanced the text. This was one the best formated textbooks I have read during my BSN program.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very great, concise description of the US healthcare system.

[Risa · Rating 5 out of 5]

the only non-fiction entry in my list of 'best books i've ever read'.

[Cynthia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book in US healh care

[JE Beuler · Rating 3 out of 5]

great text book for nursing school.