HCL 301 Overview of Health Care Delivery

This course is the gateway course in the Health Care Leadership (HCL) program that introduces the students to the program and to health care delivery in the United States. Students examine the evolution of health care delivery including societal expectations, organizations, careers, financing, technology, and regulation. They further compare the systems that deliver health care in the United States with the systems that exist in other countries. Students critically examine the relationship among cost, access, and quality and explore health care information sources. Pre-requisite(s): Gen 103 or permission of Program Chair or designate. Recommended 60-90 quarter hours of prior college-level coursework in any field. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours