How COVID crashed the system : a guide to fixing American health care / David B. Nash and Charles Wohlforth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nash, David B., author.

Wohlforth, Charles, 1963- author.

Contributor:

Lippincott Library Book Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--United States.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Economic aspects--United States.

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

Medical care--United States.

Medical care.

COVID-19--economics.

Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration.

United States.

Economics.

Medical Subjects:

COVID-19--economics.

Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration.

United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 355 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]

Summary:

"Covid patients overwhelmed American hospitals. The world's most advanced and expensive health care system crumbled, short of supplies and personnel. The U.S. lost more patients than any other nation during the pandemic. How could this happen? And how could this disaster lead to a more resilient, rational and equitable health care system in the future? How Covid Crashed the System answers these questions with compelling stories and wide-angle analysis. Dr. David Nash, a founder of the discipline of population health, and Charles Wohlforth, an award-winning science writer, pick up the pieces of the Covid disaster like investigators of a crashed airliner, finding the root causes of America's failure to cope, and delivering surprising answers that may reorient how you think about your own health. From the broadest, cultural flaws that disabled our health system to particular, institutional issues, America's defenses fell due to racism and poverty, combined with a culture of misguided individualism that tore communities apart. We suffered from failed leadership and crippled public health agencies, and hospitals built to make money from services, not deliver health. But How Covid Crashed the System goes beyond analyzing those problems, providing hope for change and fundamental improvement in ways that will transform Americans' health. Covid's market disruption encouraged new technology that allows for remote health care. Integrated health organizations gained ground, working to manage clients' total wellness from cradle to grave. Covid also accelerated changes in medical education, to make doctor training more equitable and better aligned to the skills we need. And Covid forced employers to accept responsibility for their workers' health in a new way, making them partners in this new movement. Using systemic analysis of the Covid crash, the authors find reasons to hope. America's health care establishment resisted reform for decades, mired in waste and avoidable errors. Now, the pandemic crisis has exposed its flaws for all to see, creating the opportunities for systemic changes. Even without new laws or government policies, America is moving toward a transformed health system responsible for our wellness. How Covid Crashed the System tells that story."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Our Investigation

Failures of Leadership

American Culture Makes Us Vulnerable

Covid and Racism

Public Health

Crisis in the Hospital

Rise of the Payvider : Aligning Incentives

Training Doctors

The Promise and Peril of Technology

Covid, Work and Health

Quality, Safety and Investigation

Our Preliminary Report and Recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lippincott Library Book Endowment Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Nash, David B. How COVID crashed the system

ISBN:

9781538164259

1538164256

OCLC:

1295243340