HCM 3010 - Healthcare Systems and Management in the Global Context

(3 units)

Students will examine general ideas about health systems and will review health systems globally. Students will focus on the US health system(s) as a framework and will apply a general methodology to look deeper into the US health system, including the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Health Exchange in California. With the US health system(s) as a framework, students will examine health systems of select countries in the world. Students will identify emerging trends, challenges/opportunities and best practices in managing health systems and population health in the US and select countries. Students will focus on the history of the US health care systems, how it is financed, the drivers of cost and changing reimbursement schemes to contain costs.