PHA 113 - Health Care Delivery & Finance

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Pharmacy Administration

Description:

This course is designed to introduce the student to the complex health care system in the United States. Focus will be on the organization of health care delivery, how it is financed at the personal, state, and federal levels, and the challenges to be encountered by the practicing pharmacist in functioning in this system. The course analyzes incentive structures that affect the demand for health and medical care services, the behavior of medical care providers, and the impacts on the efficiency and distribution of health care delivery.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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