HSMG 1010 - THE US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Institution:

Robert Morris University

Subject:

Health Management

Description:

This course traces the historical development of the U.S. health care systems from the early nineteenth century to present day. The course addresses the physiologic and psychological bases of health, and presents indicators and predictors of health services utilization. There are detailed discussions of individual provider settings within which health care is offered: ambulatory care, the hospital, the continuum of long-term care and mental health. Also, the course deals with the human, technological and fiscal resources needed to provide health services.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.rmu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 762-0097

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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