Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0171
Organization's ID:
Health 307: Healthcare Delivery Systems
Organization:
Study.com, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-Paced. 16 weeks (40 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Healthcare Delivery Systems
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to describe and analyze issues in health care system access, health care financing and ethics in health care systems.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Evaluate the impact of systems, policies, and practices on the healthcare system, both nationally and globally.
  • Identify and understand the role of healthcare professionals/leaders in the healthcare system; and the importance of ethics in both individual and system delivery.
  • Evaluate the roles health care costs and health care financing play in key areas such as access to care, quality of care, and current and advancing healthcare technology.
  • Create linkages from information to application through writings, interviews and research regarding the healthcare delivery system, its current impact and future trends.
  • Analyze the connections between personal health and the healthcare delivery system- past, present and future.

General Topics:

  • Connecting Health with Health Care Delivery
  • Overview of the Health Care System
  • Systems for Health Care Delivery
  • Health Care Delivery Professionals
  • Health Care Delivery Technology
  • Health Care System Access
  • Health Care Systems: Quality & Ethics
  • Health Care System Policy & Practice
  • Health Care Costs & Financing
  • Health Care Delivery Systems: Future Considerations
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials