Johnson & Stoskopf's Comparative Health Systems

Johnson & Stoskopf's Comparative Health Systems: A Global Perspective explores the evolving landscape of health care delivery worldwide. Part I introduces fundamental concepts including health and disease, health policy and economics, and the role of international health organizations. Part II delves into the health systems, practices, and policies of over 20 countries, considering factors such as geography, culture, and historical context. Each country is thoroughly assessed in terms of cost, quality, access, and innovation. The third edition examines the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on health care systems and the response of different countries. It also addresses other challenges and opportunities, such as global pandemics, disasters, conflicts, changes in the U.S. health system, and the role of non-governmental organizations.13 new chapters including:• Global Health and Disease (3) emphasizes the importance of integration of the healthcare system with the public health system for effective intervention in the cycles of diseases• 10 distinct chapters on new countries —Cuba, Norway, Finland, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Egypt, South Africa, Taiwan, and Singapore• The Business of Health Care (27) discusses value-based care and long-term care as it relates to the business of healthcare.• 11 Bonus Chapters in the eBook, including a new chapter on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) along with 10 chapters covering the health systems and policies of 10 additional countries including Peru, Ireland, Finland, Türkiye, Poland, Botswana, Nigeria, and more.

Dr.'Leiyu Shi is Professor of health policy and management from Johns'Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Health'Policy and Management. He received his doctoral education from University of California'Berkeley majoring in health policy and services research. He also has a masters'in business administration focusing on finance. Academically he serves as Director of the Johns Hopkins-Tsinghua Dr.PH Program for Healthcare Management and Leadership and Director of the Asia-Pacific Rim Dr.PH Program. In terms of research, he serves as Director of Johns Hopkins Primary Care Policy'Center and Director of Johns Hopkins Asia-Pacific Center for Hospital Management and Leadership Research. Dr. Shi’s research and practice focus on'primary care, hospitals, health care systems, community health centers, health disparities, and vulnerable'populations. Dr. Shi'is also one of the developers of the Johns Hopkins Primary Care'Assessment Tools that have been widely used internationally to measure primary'health care performance at the individual, practice, and system levels. Dr.'Shi is the author of thirteen textbooks and over 300 scientific journal'articles. He is named by Thomson Reuters in 2014 as among the top cited (and therefore most influential) scientists in the world in the area of Social'Science general. 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).'