Managerial Epidemiology for Health Care Organizations has introduced the science of epidemiology and population health to students and practitioners in health management and health services for over sixteen years. The book covers epidemiology basics, introducing principles and traditional uses, and then expertly showing its contemporary uses in planning, evaluating, and managing health care for populations and the practical application in health care management. The books practical and applied approach, with real-world examples sprinkled throughout, has made it the go-to book for managerial epidemiology and population health courses.Since the second edition was published in 2005, the health care landscape has undergone significant changes.Passage of thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act andthe incorporation of ICD-10have impact the entire health care systemThe third edition will address these two significant changes, as well as several others that have taken place. Other major changes include a new chapter on reimbursement approaches and updates to the four case study chapters that anchor the book.