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NEW BOOKS

Healthcare
United States

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Clinical, Financial, and Operational Dimensions

HEALTHCARE IN THE UNITED STATES: CLINICAL,
FINANCIAL, AND OPERATIONAL DIMENSIONS
Stephen L. Walston, PhD, and Kenneth L. Johnson, PhD, FACHE
³ Instructor Resources:
Test bank, PowerPoint presentations, answer guides for end-ofchapter questions, and case-study instructions.
Healthcare in the United States is composed of a myriad of overlapping
elements. Understanding how these elements interact provides insight into the
US healthcare system's history, its present state, and the strategies now emerging
to address the complexities and demands that lie ahead.

Stephen L. Walston | Kenneth L. Johnson

A Gateway to Healthcare
Management Book
Softbound, approximately 375 pages,
November 2020
ISBN: 978-1-64055-145-9
Order code: 2408I
$63 member price;
$90 non-member price

Healthcare in the United States: Clinical, Financial, and Operational Dimensions offers
an introductory overview of the American healthcare system by exploring its
many organizations, populations, professions, structures, financing, and delivery
models, as well as their impact. Authors Stephen L. Walston and Kenneth L.
Johnson delve into the many conflicting issues related to cost, access, and quality.
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A comprehensive review of the health professions and types of healthcare
organizations
Major challenges currently facing physicians, hospitals, and the
pharmaceutical industry
An examination of the long-term and mental healthcare sectors
The significant role of the government in healthcare
The basics of population health, including an in-depth look at how
changing social, demographic, and economic conditions in the United States
affect healthcare
The connections between health behaviors, health insurance, and health
outcomes
A comparison of US healthcare to that in other countries, with a focus on
the four basic models on which most healthcare systems are created

To enhance and assess students' learning, each of the book's chapters features
case studies, thought-provoking questions and assignments, sidebars, and key
terms accompanied by definitions.
Stephen L. Walston, PhD, has worked as both a professor and a healthcare
administrator. Currently, he serves as the director of the University of Utah's
master of healthcare administration (MHA) program. Previously, he served as
the vice president for academic affairs at the University of Utah Asia Campus at
the Incheon Global Campus in Songdo, Korea.
Kenneth L. Johnson, PhD, FACHE, serves as the associate dean and
professor at the Dumke College of Health Professions at Weber State University
in Ogden, Utah. He holds a PhD in health education and has taught primarily in
the areas of healthcare administration and population health.

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