Focal areas include the development of medical vocabulary and communication skills through the analysis of word components. In addition to traditional models of health care, novel health care delivery systems, such as managed care organizations will be studied. A historical and current examination of the law as related to the ethical decision making process will be included. Focal issues may include the role of the society and the individual in the health care system. Access, cost and quality of health care will be examined.
Related topics range from the graying of America to maximizing the health care economy.
The social and economic impact of the disease process will be highlighted. Emphasis will be placed on the need for incremental measures of quality care. Additionally, formal quality assessment procedures, regulatory agencies and schools of thought on quality management will be reviewed. Care - An examination of the U.S. Health Care System utilizing national and international health care trends. The Public Health Movement, The Scientific Movement, and the Era of Restriction of Funding.