Healthcare Delivery in the U.S.A.: An Introduction

With the same clarity that made the previous editions bestsellers, Healthcare Delivery in the U.S.A.: An Introduction, Third Edition provides readers with the understanding required to navigate the healthcare provider field. In the intervening 8 years since the 2nd Edition was published, there have been significant developments in the healthcare delivery systems, including COVID-19, global health issues, and the evolution of the Affordable Care Act and other financing mechanisms. Brilliantly simple, yet comprehensive, this updated edition includes updated case studies and describes the new organizational structures being driven by current market conditions. Focusing on healthcare management, the book addresses the range of topics critical to understanding the U.S. healthcare system, including the quality of care movement, delivering care during a pandemic, recent finance reform, new technologies, cyber security, and the recent increase in merger and acquisition activity. Dr. Schulte walks readers through the history of the development of U.S. healthcare delivery. She describes the various venues of care delivery as well as the different elements of the financing system. Offering a glimpse into the global market and medical tourism, the text includes coverage of legal and regulatory issues, workforce, and the drivers and barriers that are shaping healthcare delivery around the world. Painting a clear and up-to-date picture, this quick-and-easy read provides you with the understanding of the terminology, structures, roles, relationships, and nuances needed to interact effectively and efficiently with anyone in the healthcare provider field.

Margaret F. Schulte, DBA, FACHE is immediate past President & CEO of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), the official accrediting body for over 100 graduate programs in healthcare management in the US and Canada. Prior to this role, she served on the faculty of the Northwestern University Masters of Science in Medical Informatics program in Chicago, IL and was Editor of Frontiers in Health Services Management, a publication of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Earlier, she served as Vice President of Education for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and as Director of Education for the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Previous positions included service as co-director of the Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration at Mercer University in Atlanta, GA and as Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI.

Dr. Schulte holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL and a Masters in Business Administration from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio and is an Emeritus Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. She is the author of ＂Healthcare Delivery in the U.S.A.: An Introduction＂, and the contributor to multiple books and publications in healthcare management.