In a clear, cohesive format, Delivering Health Care in America provides a comprehensive overview of the basic structures and operations of the US health system from its historical origins and resources, to its individual services, cost, and quality. Using a unique systems approach, it brings together an extraordinary breadth of information into a highly accessible, easy-to-read text that clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance, while presenting a solid overview of how the various components fit together.
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"...very interesting and informative to those in the health care "system" of America...worth adding to your library."(AAMA Executive -- Journal of the American Academy of Medical Administrators) -- AAMA Executive (journal of the American Academ
"Let me begin by saying that I liked this book very much...will be well received within the academic community." -- University of North Carolina at Charlotte, June 7, 2001
For anyone returning to the U.S. to practice in health care, this book provides the missing evolutionary pieces that "time away" may have created." -- Hanrahan, Susan, PT, PhD, Physical Therapy, March 2001 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"Let me begin by saying that I liked this book very much...will be well received within the academic community." -- University of North Carolina at Charlotte, June 7, 2001
For anyone returning to the U.S. to practice in health care, this book provides the missing evolutionary pieces that "time away" may have created." -- Hanrahan, Susan, PT, PhD, Physical Therapy, March 2001 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book is a good basic introduction to the American health care system. If you are doing advanced health policy research this book is not for you. If you are teaching a class for undergraduates (or are someone who wants to know about 'nuts and bolts' issues) this would be perfect. For what it does (basic intro), it does well but do not look for sophisticated analysis here.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Almost every class has a textbook, and almost every professor assures his or her students that his or class' particular textbook is worth buying. Rarely is this true. In the case of Shi & Singh's book, though, I actually agree.
I bought this book for the first course that I took on the U.S. healthcare system. I was skeptical but Shi & Singh quickly won me over with their excellent writing, which presents the material in quick, readable fashion and stays relevent and fresh throughout.
Some might see "bias" here, because the authors are quite clear from the start that the U.S. healthcare "system"--I use the quotes because one thing that this text makes clear is that America has no system at all--is fundamentally flawed. To me, that is not bias, because it is a point on which virtually everyone agrees. Moreover, while Shi & Singh do advocate for the creation of a true system, they do not limit their approach to one model. It is when one contrasts Singapore's true-market model with Britain's pure-national model that one comes to grasp how bizarre and nonsensical the American approach to healthcare really is, a solution that satisfies no one and does little if anything efficiently from either a market or a social perspective.
I came to Amazon.com today to sell back my books from this semester. The others have been posted. Shi & Singh's Delivering Health Care, however, is a rare example of a text that will be staying on my shelf. I recommend this book to everyone interested in understanding healthcare in America.
I bought this book for the first course that I took on the U.S. healthcare system. I was skeptical but Shi & Singh quickly won me over with their excellent writing, which presents the material in quick, readable fashion and stays relevent and fresh throughout.
Some might see "bias" here, because the authors are quite clear from the start that the U.S. healthcare "system"--I use the quotes because one thing that this text makes clear is that America has no system at all--is fundamentally flawed. To me, that is not bias, because it is a point on which virtually everyone agrees. Moreover, while Shi & Singh do advocate for the creation of a true system, they do not limit their approach to one model. It is when one contrasts Singapore's true-market model with Britain's pure-national model that one comes to grasp how bizarre and nonsensical the American approach to healthcare really is, a solution that satisfies no one and does little if anything efficiently from either a market or a social perspective.
I came to Amazon.com today to sell back my books from this semester. The others have been posted. Shi & Singh's Delivering Health Care, however, is a rare example of a text that will be staying on my shelf. I recommend this book to everyone interested in understanding healthcare in America.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Poorly written and highly un-edited. The authors make strong and slanted statements throughout the book, stating things as factual rather than the opinions they truly are. There is little citation of research references when there certainly should be. Poor, poor quality text book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fasinating read
This is a fasinating overview of the very fracture health care delivery system (not really a system) in America. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Elizabeth
Good book on U.S. healthcare delivery
This textbook is actually a requirement for my MPH program, and I found the content agreeable and not dry; it's an easy read. Read more
Published 6 months ago by mzfunkimonki
There has to be a better text, why is this thing still in print??
I was required to use this text for a allied health professions masters level course. This is one text I will attempt to sell... Read more
Published 7 months ago by TR
Wordy & negative
This was excessively wordy and negative toward America in general. A textbook should be non-bias. This was not the case. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Tracy
Exactly as Described
I was very pleased with this item. The book was described as slightly used, like new... and that's exactly how I found it to be upon arrival. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Carmen
Great Book, Fast Shipment!
This book was in the condition described. The package came within only a few days of purchasing it. Very fast!
Published 15 months ago by StudentGuy
A great introduction to a confusing topic
Shi and Singh present a clear summary of what is, to put it mildly, a daunting and confusing topic - the American Healthcare System. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jabersquawk
never got it
I am very frustrated. I order this book 6 weeks ago, and I needed it for a class. I never received it! Read more
Published 23 months ago by Kristin T. Dossett
Delivering Health Care in America
Nicely written book, easy to view text. Nicely chaptered. You will not be disappointed with the content.
Published 23 months ago by Sharron Easinsky
Reliable text
My MBA program required this text. It was actually better than I expected. Very up to par with the current health dilemma. Read more
Published on September 25, 2009 by Ivo Mekolle
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health services professionals, public financing, health economics, critical access hospital, cost control methods, social services block grants, care digest series, legislative health policy, physician practice characteristics, geographic maldistribution, national health spending, outpatient sector, inpatient sector, home health care patients, national health care spending, market justice, migrant health centers, international medical graduates, national health care program, multiple payers, subacute care, care penetration, national health care expenditures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Health Affairs, New York, Census Bureau, Kaiser Family Foundation, Delmar Publishers, Journal of the American Medical Association, The Henry, Institute of Medicine, Healthy People, Public Health Service, Review Questions, New England Journal of Medicine, American Indian, Blue Cross, The Evolution of Health Services, Health Administration Press, Ann Arbor, Aspen Publishers, Health Services Research, World War, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Academy Press, American Journal of Public Health, Medicare Advantage Browse Sample Pages:
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