BUS 377 - Health Care Environment, 3 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): BUS 357
This course examines the economic and regulatory environment as it affects health care organizations and provides a general economic framework for understanding public and private funding of healthcare in the U.S. This course also explores the trends in third-party funding as well as approaches to best manage this funding. Finally, this course compares the U.S. health care system to that of other countries; the emphasis of this comparison will be placed on funding and cost control as well as its impact on quality and access to care.