Introduction To Health Care: Riding The Fourth Wave – hca210 (3 credits)



Regulatory in Health Care

  • Explain how regulations impact health care managers and workers.
  • Describe the potential impact of health care reform on health care delivery.

Economic Costs of Health Care

  • Explain the economic causes and implications of health care spending and costs.
  • Identify key functions and incentives of health maintenance organizations.
  • Describe the health care benefits offered through Medicare and Medicaid.

Technology in Health Care

  • Describe technological advances and the impact on health care delivery.
  • Explain how electronic medical impacts health care delivery.

Future Trends and Global Impact of Health Care

  • Identify future trends in health care.
  • Describe the global impact in heath care.

History and Overview of the U.S. Health Care System

  • Describe the evolution of health care delivery in the United States.
  • Identify cultural and demographic factors contributing to health care in the United States.

History - Industry

  • Identify the ancillary services that support the health care industry.
  • Describe how health care industry has changed over the last 50 years.

Major Health Care Providers

  • Describe the scope of the medical and nursing profession.
  • Explain key issues and challenges facing major health care providers.
  • Identify education, licensure, and certification requirement for major health care providers.


  • Describe the continuum of health care and service providers.
  • Identify the purpose of additional providers in the health care workforce.

Business and Management for Health Care

  • Describe major business functions of the health care industry.
  • Identify key administrative management roles and functions.

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