Introduction to Health Care
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Overview
Subject area
HLT
Catalog Number
106
Course Title
Introduction to Health Care
Department(s)
Description
This course analyzes the history of the U.S. health care delivery system and its major characteristics with emphasis on finance and reimbursement as well as managed care, health policy and health care professionals. The course will provide a broad understanding of the various methods of health service delivery, insurance, and payment systems. The course will examine health inequities among diverse populations in the U.S. The course will review issues of ethics as they pertain to the health care profession and the patients.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
010700