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Module 1 Readings

U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2022: Accelerating Spending, Worsening Outcomes

The Commonwealth Fund. (2023). U.S. health care from a global perspective, 2022: Accelerating spending, worsening outcomes. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2023/jan/us-health-care-global-perspective-2022

How does the quality of the U.S. health system compare to other countries?

Telesford, I., Wager, E., Amin, K., Cox, C. (2023). How does the quality of the U.S. health system compare to other countries? https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/quality-u-s-healthcare-system-compare-countries/

A comparative analysis of the US and UK health care systems

Jacob, Z. (2023). A comparative analysis of the US and UK health care systems. Michigan Journal of Economics. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mje/2023/05/26/a-comparative-analysis-of-the-us-and-uk-health-care-systems/

International health care system profiles - United States

The Commonwealth Fund. (2023). International health care system profiles - United States. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/international-health-policy-center/countries/united-states

Development of a social risk score in the electronic health record to identify social needs among underserved populations: Retrospective study

Elham Hatef, Hsien-Yen Chang, Thomas M Richards, Christopher Kitchen, Janya Budaraju, Iman Foroughmand, Elyse C Lasser, & Jonathan P Weiner. (2024). Development of a social risk score in the electronic health record to identify social needs among underserved populations: Retrospective study. JMIR Formative Research, 8, e54732
https://doaj.org/article/be90ec1cf84544f4b0db3e6320849f03