Course Information |
| Section Id | : HCS 402 | |||
| Name | : Introduction to Health Care in the United States | |||
| Program | : Healthcare | |||
| Program Detail | : This course provides a broad overview of the various functions of the United States health care system. The student is introduced to the nature of illness and disease, and utilization characteristics are examined. The various forms of provider models and service delivery systems found in private and public health sectors are described, including ambulatory, acute, and long-term care. The human, technological, and financial resources required in the delivery of health care are examined. Measures of success are discussed, i.e., patient outcome, regulatory compliance, and service efficacy and efficiency. The role of state and local politics in policy formation and implementation are reviewed. The various stakeholders in health care delivery are identified. | |||
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| Course Level | : Online Undergraduate Courses | |||
| Course URL | : http://online.uo...wnload/index.htm | |||
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| College and University Contacts and Details |
| Name | : University of Phoenix | ||
| Online Distance Education Page | : http://onlin...phoenix.edu/ | ||
| College/University Main Page | : http://www.phoenix.edu/ | ||
| Street Address | : N/A | ||
| City | : Phoenix | State | : Arizona |
| Zip | : 85034 | Country | : United States of America |
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| Phone | : 1-800-697-8223 | Fax | : N/A |
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| Short Profile |
| University of Phoenix (UOP) is a for-profit educational institution specializing in adult education, with campuses located throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. UOP was founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. In the early 1970's, at San Jose State University in California, Sperling and several associates conducted field-based research in adult education. The focus of the research was to explore teaching/learning systems for the delivery of educational programs and services to working adult students who wished to complete or further their education in ways that complemented both their experience and current professional responsibilities. At that time colleges and universities were organized primarily around serving the needs of the 18-22 year old undergraduate student. That is not at all surprising, given that the large majority of those enrolled were residential students of traditional college age, just out of high school. According to Sperling, working adult students were often "invisible" on traditional campuses and treated as second-class citizens. | |||
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