Understanding the U.S. Healthcare Landscape
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Understanding the U.S. Healthcare Landscape at Coursera Overview
Duration | 19 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Understanding the U.S. Healthcare Landscape at Coursera Highlights
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Understanding the U.S. Healthcare Landscape at Coursera Course details
- What you'll learn
- Explain how the delivery of healthcare in the U.S. is organized and financed
- Compare the American healthcare system to those existing in other countries
- Identify emerging trends affecting healthcare delivery, including the American population, technologies, genetic testing, and patient engagement
- This course is best suited for individuals currently in the healthcare sector, as a provider, payer, or administrator
- This course is the continuation of An Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System course
- If you have not yet taken the introductory course, it is recommend that you complete that course prior to this course
- The foundational knowledge from the introduction is carried through in this deeper dive into learning about how the U.S. Healthcare System operates
- This course provides an insight into the payment architecture, cost and value of prescription drugs, spending, outcomes, and social accountability of the American Healthcare System
- Throughout this course, you will be given the opportunity to evaluate your understanding through engagement in course discussions, application of course concepts to course assignments, and through completion of content quizzes along the way
Understanding the U.S. Healthcare Landscape at Coursera Curriculum
Payment Architecture for Healthcare Services
Course Introduction
Meet Your Faculty: Gary Young
Module Introduction
Fundamentals of Traditional Payment Arrangements - Part 1
Fundamentals of Traditional Payment Arrangements - Part 2
Payment Innovations
Case Study of Payment Innovations
Mayo Clinic's Payment Model
Welcome to Understanding the U.S. Healthcare System
Providing Mayo Clinic Insights: Mary Jo Williamson
Syllabus
Assignment Preview
Payment Rates Comparison Chart
Resources
Payment Provider Types
Resource
Module Summary
Question to Consider
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Module Quiz
Honors Quiz
Meet Your Fellow Learners
Changing Payment Approaches in Healthcare
Diffusion of Pricing and Prescription Medications
Module Introduction
Development of Prescription Drugs in the U.S.
Regulation of Prescription Drugs in the U.S.
Initiatives Addressing the Cost and Value of Prescription Drugs
Initiatives Addressing the Cost and Value of Prescription Drugs Cont.
Assignment Preview
Resources
Module Summary
Question to Consider
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Module Quiz
Cost & Clinical Value of New Medications
Comparative Analysis of Healthcare Systems Around the World
Module Introduction
Key Differences Between the U.S. Healthcare System and Other Systems Around the World - PT. 1
Key Differences Between the U.S. Healthcare System and Other Systems Around the World - PT. 2
International Comparison of Spending and Outcomes
Resources
Resource
Comparing Performance Outcomes
Module Summary
Questions to Consider
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Module Quiz
Healthcare Spending Comparisons
Social Accountability for Healthcare Delivery
Module Introduction
Tax Exemptions for Nonprofits: Requirements
Tax Exemptions for Nonprofits: Controversies
Tax Exemptions for Nonprofits: Federal Policies
Tax Exemptions for Nonprofits: State and Local
Doing Well by Doing Good PT. 1
Doing Well by Doing Good PT. 2
Course Conclusion
Assignment Preview
Module Resource
Resource
Resource
Module Summary
Course Summary
Questions to Consider
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
Module Quiz
Community Benefits at Mayo Clinic
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