This textbook provides an overview of the US health care delivery system from
the perspective of the pharmacy. In addition to a thorough update of health data
and legislation, this second edition includes new chapters on the patient,
informatics in health care, health care economics, and pharmacoeconomics.
Introduction to Health Care Delivery also addresses new topics, such as the
important role of pharmacy technicians and physician assistants, professional
pharmacy organizations, care of the uninsured and underinsured, and challenges
posed by the rise of consumerism in health care emergence of direct-to-consumer
advertising. Lastly, each chapter begins with real-world case studies.