HSM-541 Health Service Systems - Devry - Complete Course

Week, TCOs and Topics

Readings/Class Preparation

Activities/Assignments

Week 1
TCO A

Introduction to Healthcare Costs, Quality, Access

Chapter 1: Introduction to the U.S. Health Services System

Chapter 2: An Overview of the U.S. Health Services System and Its Users

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 2
TCO B

Healthcare Labor Shortages, Access

Chapter 3: Access to Health Services

Chapter 8: The Health Services Workforce

Chapter 9: Hospitals

You Decide Activity

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 3
TCO C

Public and Private Financing

Chapter 6: Health Insurance: The Major Financing Mechanism of the U.S. Health Services System

Chapter 7: Financing the U.S. Health Services System

Week 3 Written Assignment

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 4
TCO D

Payment Mechanisms by Delivery System

Chapter 11: Overview of the U.S. Health Services Delivery System

Chapter 12: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Chapter 19: The Health Services Delivery System: Managed Care

Graded Discussion Topics

Midterm

Week 5
TCO E

Optimal Access/Cost Effectiveness

Chapter 15: Long Term Care

Week 5 Written Assignment

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 6
TCO F

Measuring Healthcare Effectiveness

Chapter 4: Organization of the U.S. Health Services System

Chapter 20: Issues in Quality of Care

You Decide Activity

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 7
TCO G

Compliance Programming

Chapter 4: Organization of the U.S. Health Services System

Chapter 5: Management of the U.S. Health Services System

Course Project Due

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 8
All TCOs

Final Exam