Maricopa Community Colleges  HCR220   19986-20005 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  06/23/98  
HCR220      19986-20005 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 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   19986-20005 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)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
HCR220   19986-20005 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
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