Maricopa Community Colleges  HCR220   20006-99999 

Official Course Description:  MCCCD Approval:  6-27-00

HCR220  2000 Fall – 2009 Fall

LEC

3.0 Credit(s)

3.0 Period(s)

Health Care Organizations

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:

 

HCR220  2000 Fall – 2009 Fall

Health Care Organizations

 

1.

Utilize appropriate text and electronic resources (e-mail, Internet, and web-searches) in the learning process. (I)

2.

Explore the history and evolution of health care delivery systems in the United States. (II, III)

3.

Describe the political, social, and economic forces affecting health care policy. (IV)

4.

Examine the costs and financing of health care in the United States. (IV)

5.

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)

6.

Compare the health care delivery system in the United States with those in other industrialized countries. (VI)

7.

Describe educational preparation and roles of licensed and non-licensed health care providers. (IX)

8.

Examine the role of regulatory and accreditation bodies. (X)

9.

Compare models of health care organizations and health care delivery across the continuum of care. (XI)

10.

Examine information systems and tele- medicine utilized in health care. (XII)

11.

Identify basic principles of budgeting, cost-benefit analysis, quality issues, and resource management. (XIII)

12.

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:

 

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.

 

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