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Introduction to the United States Health Care System
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Introduction to the United States Health Care System

Learn the philosophy and basic operation of health care system in US.
Created byHealthcare Career Development Academy
Last updated 2/2015
English
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What you'll learn

  • Describe the basic fundamentals of the United States Healthcare System.
  • Describe the three main ways the US healthcare system is funded.
  • Describe the difference between a job and a profession.
  • Define what a scope of practice is and who developes it.
  • List some of the allied health professions that are available in the US Healthcare system.
  • Describe some of the entrys for education there are for some of the healthcare professions within the US healthcare system.

Course content

1 section • 6 lectures • 1h 4m total length

  • Structure of United States Healthcare System9:57

    Explore the basic structure and six levels of the U.S. health care system, and how they connect across preventative, primary, secondary or acute, tertiary, restorative, and continuing care.

  • Funding of United States Healthcare12:28

    Explore how United States funds health care, including cash, charity care, and insurance. Examine private and public insurance and programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, under the Affordable Care Act.

  • Education, licensure, and certification within healthcare providers7:54

    Explore educational requirements, licensure, and certifications for U.S. health care providers, from physicians and nurses to allied health, with pathways from diplomas to doctorates.

  • Scope of Practice for Health Care Workers5:04

    Explore the scope of practice for health care workers in the united states, including how licensing boards set rules, how states enforce them, and the difference between professions and occupations.

  • Current legal and political implication8:27

    Examine how major U.S. health care laws shape financing, access, and quality, including HIPAA, the HITECH Act, meaningful use, ACOs, and the Affordable Care Act.

  • Course Review21:00

Requirements

  • The students do not need to do anything and may know very little about the United States Healthcare System

Description

Welcome to Introduction to United States Healthcare System courses presented by Translate Nursing LLC. This course will provide you with basic knowledge and understanding on how the United States Healthcare System is structured. You will gain a basic understanding of healthcare funding. You will understand administrative levels of healthcare system and will be able to define functions and basic scope of practice of major healthcare workers. You will be able to classify different levels of education, licensure, and certification for main healthcare providers. You will understand some of the current legal and political implications of United States Healthcare System. This class is for students who are unfamiliar with the United States Health Care system and those foreign born health care professionals that are looking to migrate to the United States of America to work within the health care system.

Who this course is for:

  • Foreign Born Healthcare Professionals coming to the USA to work
  • Anyone in the USA who has a passion to learn about the healthcare system
  • Novice healthcare professionals who want to know more about the USA healthcare system
  • This course is NOT for individuals who are or have been working in the US healthcare system for a long time
  • This course is NOT for individuals who live or have lived in the USA for a long time and have already become accustomed to the culture and healthcare system

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