UPenn - Comparative Health Systems
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Comparative Health Systems at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Comparative Health Systems at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a certificate from the Duke University upon completion of course.
Comparative Health Systems at Coursera Course details
- This course uses comparative analysis of health care systems to gain a better understanding of health care systems in several high-income, middle-income and low-income countries. One focus of analysis in this course will therefore be to develop a better knowledge of these health care systems. A second focus will be to use to this analysis to gain a better understanding of the health care system in the United States. This analysis is relevant for those who are directly interested in the United States, but it is also relevant for those students who are seeking to enhance knowledge of the health care systems in their home countries by gaining a better understanding of the United States? health care system.
- A comparative analysis of health systems will help managers and health care professionals who are responsible for optimizing organizational outcomes by improving the quality of health care and simultaneously reducing the costs of health care. The course will use of a combination of the World Health Organization building blocks framework along with theories of complex systems to establish a framework to compare health systems in a number of high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries. This analysis will develop the capacity of managers to critically evaluate relationships between their organizations and the broader set of interactions between the building blocks that make up particular health care systems.
Comparative Health Systems at Coursera Curriculum
Foundations of Comparative Health Systems
Welcome to the Course
Course Self-Assessment
Comparing Health Systems Part 1
Comparing Health Systems Part 2
Populations Have Histories
Measuring Population Health: Part 1
Measuring Population Health: Part 2
Comparative Methodology: WHO Building Blocks Framework
Comparative Methodology: Systems Thinking
Comparative Studies
WHO: Health Systems
Defining Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
Module 1 Quiz
The United States - A High-Income Country Without Universal Healthcare
The American Health Care Paradox
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Health Spending vs. Social Spending
United States: Governance and Leadership
United States: Finance
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Funding Long-Term Care in the U.S.
United States: Service Delivery
United States: Pharmaceuticals, Workforce, and Information
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Pharmaceutical Spending in the U.S.
United States Health Care System Review
Video: Adversarial Legalism
Chart: American Healthcare Spending
Module 2 Quiz
Germany and England - Self-Governing Systems of Healthcare
Introduction to Germany and the United Kingdom
Germany: Leadership and Governance
Germany: Finance and Information
Germany: Workforce, Service Delivery, and Pharmaceuticals
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Germany and Preventative Care
German Health System Outcomes
England: Leadership and Governance
England: Finance and Information
England: Workforce
England: Service Delivery and Pharmaceuticals
England Health System Outcomes
Discussion with Professor Corbett: National Health Service Outcomes
What is a German Sickness Fund?
Module 3 Quiz
Brazil and China - Middle-Income Countries Moving Towards Universal Health Coverage
Brazil and China: Two Large Middle-Income Countries
Brazil: Governance and Leadership, and Information
Brazil: Finance
Brazil: Workforce, Service Delivery, and Pharmaceuticals
Health System Outcomes
China: Government and Leadership
China: Finance, Information
China: Service Delivery and Pharmaceuticals
China: Workforce
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Hospital Funding in China
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Primary Care as First Point of Contact
Health System Outcomes
Course Conclusion
Module 4 Quiz
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