HCM603 Health Care Systems & Environment
This foundation course identifies and explains the essentialelements of current health care systems with primary focus givento the emerging relationships among all the diverse components.The scope of study will include acute care populations as well asextended life-care facilities and specialized care for the physicallyandmentally challenged. Course emphasis will be on the role ofthe healthmanager inmeeting the complex challenges resultingfromthe rapid changes in the delivery of health care. Medicalhumanities will be utilized as amethod to enhance the understandingof the diverse perspectives of stakeholders in the healthcare environment. Legal,policy and regulatory aspects of thehealth care environment will also be explored.