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Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System (2nd ed.) provides undergraduate students with a thorough foundation to start degree programs in health administration, public health, health sciences, and more. With authors from across the country with a variety of backgrounds, this textbook provides the reader with the history of the U.S. healthcare system, government programs, financing and managed care, cultural awareness, technology, and health disparities. This text is provided as an open education resource, free to all students. Instructors can utilize the entire text or select individual chapters to apply to a wide variety of healthcare courses:

1. Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System
2. Primary Care and Other Healthcare Professionals
3. Inpatient and Outpatient Services
4. Public Health, Prevention, & Wellness
5. Population Health Management
6. Financing Healthcare in the U.S.
7. Government Programs
8. Managed Care & Reimbursement
9. Long-Term Care and Populations with Special Needs
10. Healthcare Quality and Process Management
11. The Impact of Technology on U.S. Healthcare
12. Historic and Future Perspectives in Healthcare Information Technology
13. Health Policy
14. Complementary and Integrative Health Modalities
15. Health Disparities
16. the Importance of Cultural Humility in the Provision of Culturally Congruent Care
17. Healthcare: A Global Perspective

For instructors who have access to Canvas learning management system, test banks for each chapter are available in Canvas Commons. They can be found by searching “Introduction to the US Healthcare System (Clobes, 2022)" or via this link.

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