Exploring the U.S. Healthcare System

by Karen Valaitis

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This open educational resource (OER) introduces students to foundational characteristics of the U.S. healthcare system. While this OER book was curated and created for undergraduate students in the field of healthcare, it is my hope that it will continue to be customized to other programs and shared again.

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Publisher
University of West Florida
Subjects
Medicine
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1: Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System
  9. 1.1: Historical Background
  10. 1.2: Organization and Regulation
  11. 1.3: Health Status
  12. 1.4: Health Disparities
  13. 1.5: Chapter Summary
  14. 1.6: References and Attributions
  15. Chapter 2: Delivery Systems
  16. 2.1: Inpatient Care
  17. 2.2: Outpatient Care
  18. 2.3: Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC)
  19. 2.4: Palliative and Hospice Care
  20. 2.5: Chapter Summary
  21. 2.6: References and Attributions
  22. Chapter 3: Health Insurance
  23. 3.1: Basic Concepts
  24. 3.2: Private Health Insurance
  25. 3.3: Public Health Insurance and Systems
  26. 3.4: Insurance Coverage and Trends
  27. 3.5: Chapter Summary
  28. 3.6: References and Attributions
  29. Chapter 4: Access, Quality and Cost
  30. 4.1: Basic Concepts
  31. 4.2: Access to Care
  32. 4.3: Quality of Care
  33. 4.4: Cost of Care
  34. 4.5: Chapter Summary
  35. 4.6: References and Attributions
  36. Chapter 5: Current Issues in Healthcare Policy
  37. 5.1: Government Policy
  38. 5.2: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  39. 5.3: Value-Based Contracting in Healthcare
  40. 5.4: Chapter Summary
  41. 5.5: References and Attributions
  42. Chapter 6: Technology in Healthcare
  43. 6.1: Health Information Technology
  44. 6.2: Health Information Legislation
  45. 6.3: Developing Technology in Healthcare
  46. 6.4: Chapter Summary
  47. 6.5: References and Attributions
  48. Back Matter
  49. Index
  50. Glossary
  51. Detailed Licensing