Syllabus for HCM-405
THE FINANCING AND ECONOMICS OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
In this course, students gain knowledge of economic principles such as cost, quality, and access as it relates to the healthcare environment. The principles of healthcare financial management, including accounting and finance, are vitally important to the viability and ongoing operations of all healthcare businesses and organizations. This course will explore the impact of healthcare policy on the costs and consequences of healthcare delivery and finance, so that students can better understand the impact of these proposed changes within healthcare policy. Topics include the relevance of economics in health and medical care, demand-side considerations, supply-side considerations, and public policy in medical care delivery. By the end of the course, students will have developed a thorough appreciation of the impact of healthcare policy on the costs and consequences of healthcare delivery and finance and its impact on the proposed changes in healthcare policy.
After completing this course, students should be able to:
CO 1 Deconstruct the meaning of crisis as it applies to healthcare.
CO 2 Examine the value of medical care markets and their impact on providing medical care delivery.
CO 3 Differentiate between the types of economic evaluations used in healthcare decision making.
CO 4 Compare and contrast the demands for health and healthcare in different countries.
CO 5 Assess the different risk factors related to an entire population and how social class and health contribute to these risk factors.
CO 6 Differentiate between health outcomes from one country to another.
CO 7 Examine the market for healthcare practitioners and insurance companies, as well as the effect of recent changes in the healthcare sector on their behavior.
CO 8 Assess the role of Medicare and Medicaid in delivering healthcare to certain populations.
You will need the following materials to do the work of the course. The required textbook is available from the University’s textbook supplier, MBS Direct.
ISBN-13: 978-1337106757
The Financing and Economics of Healthcare Delivery is a three-credit, online course consisting of four modules with seven discussion forums, five written assignments, and a final project. Modules include an overview, topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in online discussion forums, complete written assignments, and complete a final project. See below for details.
Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in About SafeAssign.
You are required to complete seven discussion forums. The discussion forums are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.
You are required to complete five written assignments. The written assignments are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.
Throughout the course, we will focus on various ways that we can use economics to study health issues. We will also discuss the role of policy in the delivery of medical care. The final paper will allow you the opportunity to expand on this knowledge and explore some of the different ways that all parties will work together to contribute their area of expertise to the delivery of quality care.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | C+ | = | 78–79 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–77 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | C– | = | 70–72 | |
B | = | 83–87 | D | = | 60–69 | |
B– | = | 80–82 | F | = | Below 60 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or better (for an area of study course) or D or better (for a course not in your area of study), based on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., exams, assignments, discussion postings).
The University's late assignment policy states that written assignments should be submitted no later than the due date unless prior arrangements are made with the mentor and a new due date is established. If you submit an assignment after the due date without having made arrangements with the mentor, a minimum of 5 points (based on an assignment grading scale of 100 points) or 5 percent of the total points will be deducted for each week, or part thereof, that the assignment is late. To receive credit for discussion forum assignments, you must actively participate during the assigned discussion period. Also, unless you have registered for an extension, assignments submitted after the semester ends (or after the extension date expires) will be returned to you ungraded.
Active duty military students in receipt of Temporary Additional Duty orders (TDY) may be exempted from point deductions if their orders prescribe a return-to-class date that allows for sufficient time to complete the remaining course requirements, which is generally defined as allowing the student to miss no more than 1/3 of the total semesters.
Military students with TDY orders shall follow the procedures found on the OMVE website to establish new due dates without penalty for written assignments and discussion boards.
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