Maricopa Community Colleges  HCC130AA   20016-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  03/27/01
HCC130AA     20016-99999 LEC 0.50 Credit(s) 0.50 Period(s)
Health Care Today
Overview of current health care professions including career and labor market information. Health care delivery systems, third-party payers, and facility ownership. Health organization structure, patient rights and quality care. Prerequisites: None.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HCC130AA   20016-99999 Health Care Today
1. Explore the career and labor market to access information about career employment opportunities. (I)
2. Describe the different types of health care delivery systems and services. (II)
3. Describe major US health care payment sources and the type of populations they cover. (III)
4. Describe the general structure of health care organizations. (IV)
5. Identify common departments found in health care organizations. (IV, VI)
6. Explain patient rights measures used in health care. (V)
7. Identify selected department and treatment abbreviations and symbols. (VI)
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HCC130AA   20016-99999 Health Care Today
    I. Employment in the Health Care Field
        A. Career opportunities and employment trends
          1. health care careers
          2. internet
        B. Employment resources
          1. newspaper classified advertisements
          2. job placement/career counselors
          3. employment agencies
          4. health career facility bulletin boards
          5. internet
          6. networking with professionals in the field
          7. instructors
          8. health care hot lines
          9. library resources
        C. World Wide Web
          1. terminology
          2. student information
          3. health career information
      II. Health Care Delivery Systems and Services
          A. Examples of health services
            1. acute
            2. chronic
            3. long term/rehabilitation
            4. home health
            5. women and children
            6. community health
            7. hospice
          B. Continuum of care delivery system
            1. primary
            2. secondary
            3. tertiary
        III. US Health Care Payment Sources
            A. Third party payers
              1. Medicare
              2. Medicaid (Arizona heath care cost containment system)
              3. indemnity insurance
              4. managed care
              5. worker's compensation
            B. Populations served
          IV. Health Care Organizations
              A. Ownership
                1. proprietary (for profit)
                2. voluntary (not for profit)
                3. government
              B. Mission
              C. Governing board
                1. function
                2. personnel
              D. Administration
                1. titles
                2. responsibilities
              E. Medical staff
                1. organization
                2. specialties
              F. Departments
            V. Patient Rights
                A. Sources
                  1. OBRA
                  2. AHA
                B. Content
                C. Comparison
              VI. Selected Department and Treatment Abbreviations and Symbols
                  A. Organizational abbreviations
                  B. Health care symbols
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