Sultz and Young's Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery

Combining historical perspective with analysis of current trends, Sultz & Young's Health Care USA, Tenth Edition charts the evolution of modern American health care, providing a complete examination of its organization and delivery while offering critical insight into the issues that the U.S. health system faces today.

Building on the legacy of its prior successful editions, new co-authors James Johnson, Kim Davey, and Richard Greenhill lend their deep expertise in health services planning, administration, quality assessment, and teaching to the Tenth Edition by providing an updated, wide-ranging, and timely view of today's health care delivery system.

Key Features:
- New! Health systems thinking perspective is used as the organizing framework throughout, addressing a core Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) competency. 
- New chapters address important aspects of the U.S. health system such as Public Policy and the Role of Government in Health Care (3) Health Services and System - Research (12) Preparedness and Emergency Management (13) and Rural Health (14).
- New assignments, cases, and interviews engage learners and encourage better comprehension of concepts and issues.
- New appendix provides an in-depth analysis of the Canadian health system to help learners compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the U.S. and Canadian health systems.
- All chapters were revised and updated to reflect current developments and trends in the field such as the COVID-19 pandemic, diversity, equity, and inclusion, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and much more.
- A final chapter explores innovation in technology, workforce trends, and other challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. health system.

James A. Johnson is a medical social scientist who specializes in organizational and health systems development. He is a Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) Program at Central Michigan University where he teaches courses in comparative health systems, organizational behavior, and health systems thinking. He'is a very'active researcher and health science writer with over 100 journal articles and'20 books published. One book read worldwide is Comparative Health Systems: Global Perspectives'where he and co-researchers analyzed the health systems of 20 different countries. He is also the co-author of the recently published Health Systems Thinking.'Eighteen of Professor Johnson’s books have been selected for the permanent collection of the National Library of Medicine.Dr. Johnson is past-editor of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Journal of Healthcare Management and a Contributing Editor for the Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, and global health editor for the Journal of Human Security and Resilience.'Additionally, he has served on many boards including the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Diabetes Trust Foundation; American Public Health (APHA) Governing Council; Board of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA); Advisory Board of the Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Board President of Charleston Low Country AIDS Services; Advisory Board of the Joint Africa Working Group;'Advisory Board of the Center for Collaborative Health Leadership; and Board of Advisors for Health Systems of America. He is a regular delegate to the World Health Congress and a member of the Global Health Council. 'Dr. Johnson completed his Ph.D. at Florida State University.'

Kimberly S. Davey is Associate'Professor of Public Health and Director of the Undergraduate Public Health Program'in the School of Public Health at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.'She was previously an instructor in the Department of Family, Community, and Health Systems at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing.' Dr. Davey teaches courses in leadership, management, strategy, health systems, health policy, and comparative health systems. She completed her PhD in Health Services Administration at the UAB School of Health Professions, MBA in business administration at Samford University, and MA in Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University.'

Dr. Richard G. Greenhill serves as the chief transformation officer (CTO) at Quality Insights and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for Quality in Healthcare, Communications (IJCOMS), an Oxford University Press and International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) peer reviewed publication. In his CTO role, he spearheads transformative initiatives focused on efficiency, productivity and competitiveness. His career spans more than 30 years with deep experience across the continuum. He is a sought-after international and national speaker on topics related to AI use in healthcare delivery, quality and patient safety. Dr. Greenhill serves nationally as American College of Healthcare Executives Faculty.He is a subject matter expert (SME) for the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua), the World Health Organization (WHO), 'and the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ). Dr. Greenhill was elected to the prestigious International Academy for Quality in Healthcare (IAQS), joining luminaries in the universe of quality improvement and patient safety, such as Sir Liam Donaldson, Donald Berwick and Jeffrey Braithwaite. Membership in the IAQS is lifelong and one of the highest honors that someone in healthcare quality can achieve.Dr. Greenhill is Board Certified in Healthcare Management and ACHE Fellow (FACHE); a Project Management Professional (PMP), a Six Sigma Master Black Belt (SSMBB), a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) and a Healthcare Accreditation Certified Professional (HACP-CMS).'