health care

Module 1 - Background

Introduction to the U.S. Health Care Delivery System

If you cannot locate an article in one set of databases (i.e. EBSCO), try to locate it in ProQuest.

Required Readings

DeVore, S., & Champion, R.. (2011). Driving Population Health Through Accountable Care Organizations. Health Affairs, 30(1), 41-50.

Jain, S., Seidman, J., & Blumenthal, D.. (2010). How Health Plans, Health Systems, And Others In The Private Sector Can Stimulate 'Meaningful Use'. Health Affairs, 29(9), 1667-70.

Kaufman, N. S. (2011). Three "brutal facts" that provide strategic direction for healthcare delivery systems: Preparing for the end of the healthcare bubble. Journal of Healthcare Management, 56(3), 163-8.

Kuhn, H.. (2010). New Reimbursement Models Challenge Providers and Create Opportunities. Frontiers of Health Services Management, 27(1), 39-44.

Mello, M., Chandra, A., Gawande, A., & Studdert, D.. (2010). National Costs Of The Medical Liability System. Health Affairs, 29(9), 1569-77.

Orszag, P., & Emanuel, E.. (2010). Health Care Reform and Cost Control. The New England Journal of Medicine, 363(7), 601-3.

Schoen, C., Osborn, R., Squires, D., Doty, M., Pierson, R., & Applebaum, S.. (2010). How Health Insurance Design Affects Access To Care And Costs, By Income, In Eleven Countries. Health Affairs, 29(12), 2323-2334.

Optional Readings

Economic History Services (n.d.) Health Insurance in the United States. Retrieved from http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/thomasson.insurance.health.us .

Everett, M. D., and Anthony, M. S. (2005). Healthcare costs and benefits: A future direction for financial planning research. Journal of Personal Finance, 4(4), 69-85.

Website Resources (may be used through the entire course)

The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care (2011). Home Page. Retrieved from http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/ .

U.S. Department of Labor (2011). Frequently Asked Questions about COBRA Continuation Health Coverage. Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm .

U.S. Department of Labor (2011). Frequently Asked Questions about Portability of Health Coverage and HIPAA. Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_consumer_hipaa.html .