Title: Health Care Delivery Systems
Course: HCP 0001 Health Careers Course > Section: Module 1

Introduction

Our first module focuses on the history and trends in health care. Healthcare is changing daily with health care cost continuing to increase across the world. This module is designed to give you an overall view of the history and trends in health care, health care systems and different health careers available for acute, long-term, and rehabilitation organizations.

Objectives

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

Identify at least 3 events in the history of health care from dark ages to 21st century.

Identify the basic components of the health care delivery system.

Describe the various types of health care providers

Describe the trends affecting the delivery systems

Analyze different government agencies and the services each provide.

Readings

Readings include the chapters from the book and reviewing corresponding workbook.pages

Chapter 1 History and Trends in healthcare

Chapter 2 Health Care Systems

Chapter 3 Careers in health care

Module 1 Lecture notes.pdf

Assignments

- Submit Student Contract
- Complete Greetings and Introduction Discussion
- Complete Readings
- Post and reply to Discussion 1
- Post Assignment 1
- Complete Quiz 1