HCAD 3350:
The U.S. Health Care System
The course examines the development, organization, and
evolution of the U.S. Health Care System and analyzes the
impacts of major changes in that system on the values and
behavior of both consumers and providers of health care
services. Special emphasis is placed on the influence that
our nation’s second largest “business” has in contemporary
society, and on the human consequences of that influence.
Prerequisite: Junior standing.
HCAD
3391/MGMT 3390: Special Topics- Management of Health Care
Organization
The course provides the unique knowledge and skills
necessary to understand and effectively manage individuals
and groups in challenging health care organizations such as
hospitals, medical group practices, nursing homes, etc...
The focus is on the development of a theoretical and
practical approach to understanding managerial functions as
they relate to dealing with health care professionals and
workers. In the process, students are expected to develop a
conceptual idea of the health care system in which the
organization operates as well as the relationship between
the organization and its environment, in terms of regulation
and reimbursement issues.
