Healing the Fragmented U.S. Healthcare System: Bold Solutions for Systemic Problems

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Barbara Sowada

Healing the Fragmented U.S. Healthcare System

Bold Solutions for Systemic Problems

Barbara Sowada

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Routledge
11 February 2025

Social issues & processes; Sociology; Politics & government; Public health & preventive medicine; Medical administration & management

Through a systems perspective, this insightful book challenges the current state of healthcare in the United States, arguing for overarching reforms that would lead ultimately to universal healthcare coverage across the country.

Written by the president of the board of trustees of a rural hospital, the book highlights the chronic issues facing American healthcare today, namely high costs, poor health outcomes, excessive health inequalities, and a lack of trust. It uses systems thinking principles – used in hospitals themselves to improve efficiency, quality, and safety of care – to show how the fragmented system could be transformed by addressing these issues holistically. The book also gives suggestions for rebuilding trust, respect, and mutual cooperation, issues which are also critical in healing the current system.

Grounded in the author’s direct experience in facing the challenges of dealing with a fragmented system in America today, this perceptive book will interest graduate students in healthcare administration, policy, or leadership programs, as well as scholars in these and related fields.

By: Barbara Sowada
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781032885209
ISBN 10: 1032885203
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 11 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction. 1.Review of Systems: The Construction of the U.S. Healthcare System. 2.Efficiency. 3.Fifty Years of Cost Reductions Increased Costs. 4.Creative Disruptors. 5.Effectiveness. 6.The U.S. Healthcare System is Out of Date. 7.Health Equity. 8.Social Capital and Social Cohesion. 9.Choices. 10.Healing.

Barbara J. Sowada is president of the board of trustees of a rural hospital. She has a Ph.D. in nutrition from Colorado State University. She lives in southwest Wyoming. This is her second book about healthcare reform.

Reviews for Healing the Fragmented U.S. Healthcare System: Bold Solutions for Systemic Problems

""An unabashed review of the systemic fragmentation of the U.S. healthcare system that clearly brings light to the cracks institutionally designed to benefit the stakeholder while perpetuating disparities for the consumer. Dr. Sowada delivers a powerful call to examine the mental models that influence our nation's creation and consumption of healthcare with a compelling mandate to consider our common humanity for system redesign that supports the well-being of all. An essential read for those committed to restoring our shared agency in health at a critical juncture where compassion must guide system transformation."" - Samantha Baker, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming, USA.