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Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States: 8th Edition (Springer Series in Geriatric Nursing) [Paperback]

Anthony R. Kovner PhD (Editor), James R. Knickman PhD (Editor)
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0826120881 978-0826120885 June 22, 2005 8

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Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award!

How do we understand and also assess the health care of America? Where is health care provided? What are the characteristics of those institutions which provide it? Over the short term, how are changes in health care provisions affecting the health of the population, the cost of care, and access to care?

Health Care Delivery in the United States, 8th Edition discusses these and other core issues in the field. Under the editorship of Dr. Kovner and with the addition of Dr. James Knickman, Senior VP of Evaluation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, leading thinkers and practitioners in the field examine how medical knowledge creates new healthcare services. Emerging and recurrent issues from wide perspectives of health policy and public health are also discussed.

With an easy to understand format and a focus on the major core challenges of the delivery of health care, this is the textbook of choice for course work in health care, the handbook for administrators and policy makers, and the standard for in-service training programs.

Instructor's Guide Now Available Online! An Instructor's Manual for this textbook is available for those professors who have adopted Health Care Delivery in the United States, Eighth Edition and can verify a bookstore order of 7 or more copies. Please email our Marketing Department at marketing@springerpub.com if you have adopted this text as you will need a password to download the guide. Please provide the name and telephone number of the bookstore that ordered the textbooks.

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Anthony R. Kovner, PhD, is Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, in New York City. He is trained in organizational behavior, health services management, and social and economic development. Dr. Kovner is an experienced health care manager, having served as CEO of a community hospital, senior health care consultant for a large union, manager of a group practice, of a nursing home, and of a large neighborhood health center. He is a board member of the Lutheran Health Care and of Health Plus, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is author or editor of 9 books and 43 journal articles and 24 case studies. Dr. Kovner was the fourth recipient, in 1999, of the Gary L. Filerman prize for Educational leadership, from the Association of University Programs in Health Administration.



James R. Knickman, PhD, is the first President and Chief Executive Officer of the New York State Health Foundation, a private philanthropy established with resources from Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield's conversion from a non-profit to a for-profit corporation. Prior to joining NYSHealth, Dr. Knickman was Vice President of Research and Evaluation at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in Princeton, New Jersey. He serves on a wide range of advisory boards, including as chairman of the Robert Wood Johnson Health System in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and is a past board member of AcademyHealth in Washington, D.C. He has published extensively and currently is an editorial board member for The Milbank Quarterly and Inquiry.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 788 pages
  • Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 8 edition (June 22, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0826120881
  • ISBN-13: 978-0826120885
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 1.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Detailed and Informative, November 10, 2006
This review is from: Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States: 8th Edition (Springer Series in Geriatric Nursing) (Paperback)
This is a detailed book describing how our health care system works. I enjoyed reading this book for my class, because it accurately describes the health care delivery system. It opened my eyes of what's going on in health care and how consumers are dealing with it. I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in health care.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Okay text, August 29, 2007
This review is from: Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States: 8th Edition (Springer Series in Geriatric Nursing) (Paperback)
I used this for my Intro class. The textbook rambles on a lot about general types of health care levels and policies; however, it provides tons of statistics which makes it quite boring and hard to read through.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and interesting book about a dry subject., September 23, 2005
This review is from: Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States: 8th Edition (Springer Series in Geriatric Nursing) (Paperback)
The chapters in this book fly by and the author does a great job of making complex topics concerning health care easy and understandable. Although this book is required for a class I am in and wasn't bought for pleasure, I do not mind reading it and actually enjoy it.
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