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