Description
This course presents an overview of how social and economic forces are changing how patients, providers, and health care managers interact. Although this course is likely to appeal to students who plan careers as health care providers or managers, it is intended also for students with a broad range of interests, as all of us will at some point be patients, and approximately one sixth of the US economy is devoted to health care. This course complements other Health Care Management courses that take a societal perspective by focusing on the individuals - patients, providers, and managers - who participate in the rapidly changing health care enterprise. (writing intensive)