Compare the scope of practice, educational preparation, certification and licensing standards, and the legal, economic and political aspects of the various health and health-related professions.
Discuss the history and projections for future practice of the health and health-related professions.
Describe the current model of institutions and practices for delivery of health care services in the United States.
Describe the current health insurance systems in the United States and discuss the trends and opportunities for financing of insurance coverage.
Analyze the arguments surrounding health care/insurance reform and the role of the consumer in determining quality and effectiveness of the system.
Sample Course Content
Health career planning including: education and opportunities
Health professions involving client care including: scope of practice and work description, educational and legal requirements, employment trends and opportunities, professional association/collective bargaining groups
Health-related professions including: scope of practice and work description, educational and legal requirements, employment trends and opportunities, professional association/collective bargaining groups
Historical perspective in the United States including: evolution of medicine; evolution of nursing and other disciplines; health problems throughout the years; evolution of technology.
Categories of health services including: overview of the public and private health care delivery institutions; the state of managed care and public health services; and the role of consumer choice.
Paying for health services including: effects on health care providers; effects on consumers: and third party payment systems.
Trends in health care including: long term care for the aging; race, poverty and care for the underserved.
