303. Health Care Delivery Systems

This course provides the student with the understanding of how the business of health care affects the practice of health care. Students analyze and evaluate health care delivery systems. The relationships between various stakeholders including consumers, providers, payers, regulatory agencies, and policy makers and their effect on health care are described. The focus is on economic implications of health planning, organization of personnel and resources, the design of payment systems, and the outcome analysis of health care delivery, including the cost effectiveness of health care services.