MHA 6010 - US Healthcare Systems

This course provides a prescriptive and analytic
overview of the history, economic matrix and
current operation of the US healthcare industry
and its impact on the evolution of healthcare in
the U.S. Emphasis will be placed on analysis of
organizational components, health policy,
healthcare delivery mechanisms, access to care,
health services personnel, national demography,
mortality and morbidity, political influence, and
sociological forces that have and continue to
shape healthcare as we know it. Students will
identify, explore, analyze and compare current
systems and identify opportunities for reform or
fundamental restructuring.

3 hours lecture
3 credits