Research Guides: NUR274 Topics in Nursing: Health Care Delivery Systems

Books

Our Unsystematic Health Care System, 3e by Grace Budrys
Call Number: RA395 .A3 B827 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Traces how dissatisfied Americans have been with the country’s health care arrangements and the continuing challenges and changes of health care reform.
Introduction to Health Care Services: Foundations and Challenges by Bernard J. Healey; Tina Marie Evans
Call Number: RA395 .A3 H3845 2015
Publication Date: 2015
Covers the many facets of health care delivery and details the interaction of health, environments, organizations, populations, and the health professions.
Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, 5e by Leiyu Shi, Douglas A Singh, Leiyu Shi
Publication Date: 2019
Covers the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system, clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance, and presents a solid overview of how the various components fit together.

The Modern Healthcare System in the United States

The first four minutes provide a nice history of healthcare systems in the United States. The remaining time is a promo for Step One Health and My Med Lab.

The Economics of Healthcare

Professional Sites

Advocacy Focus: Health Care Delivery
American Academy of Family Physicians
Health Policies and Data
OECD (Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development)
Health System
Good overview from Wikipedia
Health Systems Governance
Topic from the World Health Organization
Module 5: Healthcare Systems
Videos on healthcare delivery systems, healthcare financing, and migrant health from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
Universal Health Coverage
Topic from the World Health Organization