Health Care Delivery Systems

Catalog description

Pre-requisite: ADSS 6525. This course has as purpose to carry out a critical analysis of the different systems and models of health services delivery, particularly in Puerto Rico and in the United States. It discusses the organizations of government and private health services from a historical perspective and the same one is compared with the current state of these systems, especially by the light of the Healthcare Reform of Puerto Rico and the United States. Also analyzes, these systems of health in function of generally accepted approaches of accessibility, quality, effectiveness, efficiency and integrity. The course is designed for students in the Program of Health Services Administration. At the end of the course the students acquire a critical knowledge of the health systems for analysis and evaluation considering the application of the conceptual models. The instructional mode includes lectures, case discussion, oral presentations and team work experiences.