Management In Health Care Systems (1984)

Dr J. H. U. Brown has been a researcher, teacher, and administrator in the health profession for most of his life. After a period of teaching in medical schools (University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and Emory University, Atlanta), he became Acting Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health and then Deputy Associate Administrator of the Health Services and Mental Health Administration dealing with the impact of technology on health services and the development of new technology. During this period, he participated with NASA in the development of the Linc-8 computer, launching of the ATS-6 technology satellite, and in the development of the technology based communication and health delivery system for the Indian Health Service.Dr Brown received his B.S. from Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, where he has been declared a Most Distinguished Alumnus and his Ph.D. from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., in biochemistry and physiology.He was responsible for the development of the biomedical engineering research and training program at NIH and was the founder and president of the Biomedical Engineering Society.Dr. Brown has received many honours. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the IEEE and the AAAS, a Fulbright Scholar, and the holder of several prestigious fellowships.During the course of his career, Dr. Brown has published more than 120 papers and some 20 books in the area of medical research and health care delivery. He has invented several devices for medical research.