COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA

HIT 110 - SURVEY OF HEALTH CARE

Summer 2007

 

Course Title:    Survey of Health Care

                        HIT 110         

 

Instructor:       Regina A. Strupczewski, M.S., RHIA, CCS, CCS-P

                        Associate Professor, HIT

Office:             W2-28

 

Phone:             215-751-8538

 

Email:              rstrupczewski@ccp.edu

 

Course Description

Development of awareness of the systems that society utilizes to care for those in need.  Various types of health care institutions, organizations, agencies and practitioners will be discussed.  A total concept of health care and the socio-economic and environmental aspects will be explored.

Purpose

The purpose of the course is to provide the student with an understanding of the rapidly changing health care industry.  The course will provide information on the changes in the US health care system, including government involvement, development of multi-system organizations, the competitive marketplace, technologic change, and cost containment.

Objectives

1. Define terms related to the health care delivery system and decode acronyms.

2. Explain the concept of Public Health as it is related to geographic areas (county, state, national and international) and name the chief organization at each level.

3. Trace the historical development of heath care.

4. Identify major factors in health care legislation at the federal, state, and local levels of government, and how they impact on consumers and providers of health care.

5. Identify the various health care reimbursement methods.

6. Identify the settings of health care, and the various health professionals.

 

 

 

Grading

Forums (one point for each completed forum)                                                            10%

Assignments ( two points for each completed assignment)                                         15%

Exams                                                                                                                                   75%

 

Class participation is based on student’s participation in classroom discussion and sharing articles pertaining to classroom topics found in newspapers and magazines.  In order to achieve satisfactory attendance, the student will miss no more than 2 classes.

A total of 3 exams and 1 final will be given.

Required text:     Delivering Health Care in America

                                                A Systems Approach

                                                Leiyu Shi and Douglas Singh



Week                          Reading                                              Assignments

May 29, 2007

Read Chapter 1 and 2

3 Forum assignments

 

June 4,

 

Read chapters 3,4,5

2 Forum Assignments

Test on chapters 1-4

Health Professions Assignment

 

June 11

Read chapters 6,8

1 Forum Assignment

Test on Chapters 5,6,8

Financing Health Care Assignment

In-patient Utilization measures Assignment

June 18

Read Chapters 7, 9, 10

1 Forum

Utilization control in MCO Assignment

Paul’s Run Retirement Community Assignment

 

June 25

Read chapters 11, 12

2 Forums

Test on chapters 7,9,10,11

 

July 2

Read Chapters 13, 14

1 Forum

 

July  9

 

Final Exam