An Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System
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Duration | 18 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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An Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System at Coursera Course details
- What you'll learn
- Explain how the delivery of healthcare in the U.S. is organized and financed
- Describe the major health care professions and current employment trends
- Understand the connection between the historical foundation of American health care and its current state
- This course will offer you an opportunity to examine concepts and topics related to understanding how the healthcare ecosystem works in the United States
- During this course, you will have an opportunity to explore concepts and topics related to funding, payment, service delivery, and outcome structures of the American healthcare system
- You will be given the opportunity to study the opportunities and challenges presented in improving the cost, quality, and accessibility of healthcare and expanding adequate coverage to all
- Throughout this course, you will be asked to look at healthcare through a global lens, comparing different healthcare models for countries world wide and to consider the complexities and challenges countries face when creating healthcare delivery models
- You will demonstrate an understanding of the American healthcare system through completing a series of assignments that encourage you to reflect on course concepts, your personal experiences, current events, and discussions with your colleagues in this course
An Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System at Coursera Curriculum
Healthcare Delivery: Financing & Spending
Course Introduction
Meet Your Faculty: Gary Young
Module Introduction
How Much Do Americans Spend on Healthcare?
Financing American Healthcare
Drivers of Healthcare Spending
Part 1: Trends and Developments in the Health Insurance Marketplace
Part 2: Trends and Developments in the Health Insurance Marketplace
Welcome to An Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System
Providing Mayo Clinic Insights: Mary Jo Williamson
Syllabus
Assignment Preview
Total National Health Expenditures Charts
Health Consumption Expenditures Chart
The Nation's Health Dollar Charts
Examples of In-Network Service Price Differences
Resource
Enrollment Changes Over Time
Resource
Summary
Question to Consider
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Module Quiz
Meet Your Fellow Learners
Strategies for Healthcare Spending Growth
Traditional Models of Healthcare Delivery
The Provider Landscape: Institutions
The Provider Landscape: Professionals
Innovation in Delivery Models
Module Introduction
Assignment Preview
Resource
Module Summary
Questions to Consider
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Strategies for Controlling Healthcare Spending in the U.S.
Consolidation Trends in Healthcare Delivery
Mayo Clinic as an Accountable Care Organization
Consolidation Trends Among Providers
Forecasting the Impact of Healthcare Consolidation
Module Introduction
Resource
Hospital System Consolidation Chart
Distribution of Physicians Chart
Preparing for the Module Quiz
Module Summary
Question to Consider
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Module Quiz
Reflection on Hospital Consolidation
Emerging Models of Healthcare Delivery
Module Introduction
The Expanding Presence of Retail Healthcare
The Promise of Retail Healthcare
The Pitfalls of Retail Healthcare
Assignment Preview
Resource
Resource
Module Summary
Course Summary
Question to Consider
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Module Quiz
The Promise and Perils of Retail Health Clinics
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