Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-27-00 |
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HCR220
2000 Fall – 2009 Fall |
LEC |
3.0 Credit(s) |
3.0 Period(s) |
Health
Care Organizations |
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Overview
of United States health care delivery systems; financing, health policy,
impact of managed care, and basic principles of budgeting, cost-benefit
analysis, and resource management. Prerequisites: ENG102 |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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HCR220 2000
Fall – 2009 Fall |
Health Care Organizations |
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Utilize appropriate text and electronic resources (e-mail,
Internet, and web-searches) in the learning process. (I) |
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Explore the history and evolution of health care delivery
systems in the United States. (II, III) |
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Describe the political, social, and economic forces
affecting health care policy. (IV) |
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Examine the costs and financing of health care in the
United States. (IV) |
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Examine the impact of managed care on United States health
care system, including ethical issues, access to health care, quality of
care, and the effect on health care providers. (V, VII, VIII) |
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Compare the health care delivery system in the United
States with those in other industrialized countries. (VI) |
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Describe educational preparation and roles of licensed and
non-licensed health care providers. (IX) |
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Examine the role of regulatory and accreditation bodies.
(X) |
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Compare models of health care organizations and health
care delivery across the continuum of care. (XI) |
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Examine information systems and tele-
medicine utilized in health care. (XII) |
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Identify basic principles of budgeting, cost-benefit
analysis, quality issues, and resource management. (XIII) |
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Reflect competencies in scientific writing consistent with
the editorial style presented in the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association, 4th Edition. (XIV) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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HCR220 2000
Fall – 2009 Fall |
Health Care Organizations |
I. Utilizing e-mail and
Internet resources in course work II. History and evolution
of health delivery system in the United States, including material specific
to Arizona III. Overview of health
care delivery systems IV. Political, social, and
economic forces affecting health care policy A. Issues related to costs B. Issues related to
financing of health care V. Managed care systems and
impact on the United States health care system A. Ethical issues B. Access to health care C. Effect on health care
provider VI. Comparison of United
States health care system with other industrialized countries VII. Ethics in health care VIII. Quality of care IX. Educational preparation
and roles of licensed and non- licensed health care providers X. Role of regulatory and
accreditation bodies XI. Models of health care
organizations and health care delivery across the continuum of care XII. Information systems
and tele-medicine in health care systems XIII. Basic principles of
budgeting, cost- benefit analysis, quality issues, and resource management XIV. Scientific and
professional writing using the APA format. |