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Graduate Catalog 2019-2020 
    
Graduate Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HSL 778 Business Forecasting in Healthcare and Accountable Care Organizations

This course addresses concepts from general economics that impact the healthcare system. It focuses on healthcare economics as the demand and costs for healthcare in the U.S. are examined and analyzed. There will be analysis and comparison of the health system in the U.S., Canada and lead European countries in relation to effectiveness, efficiency, equity, safety and consumer satisfaction. Costs of healthcare production, the supply of healthcare and technology and the costs of healthcare delivery will be examined, including an analysis of the social determinants of health that impact the complexity and costs of healthcare in terms of the Triple Aim (cost effectiveness, patient-centered and improved health). Learners will analyze the impact of the insurance industry related to costs, healthcare delivery and the reimbursement mechanisms. The role of the government policy and law in healthcare delivery and price setting are included. Credit(s): 3

Prerequisite(s): 500-level Economics course or above



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