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.
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Healthcare Law SpecializationUniversity of PennsylvaniaAbout this Course
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What you will learn
Identify the World Health Organization building blocks for analyzing systems of healthcare
Apply the WHO building blocks framework to various national healthcare systems to determine strengths and weaknesses
Understand the role of national histories in determining their current approach to healthcare delivery
Analyze how different countries prioritize different aspects of healthcare delivery in improving population health outcomes
Skills you will gain
organizational strategyHealth system analysisWorld Health Organization analysisOrganizational Behavior
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University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn) is a private university, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. A member of the Ivy League, Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and considers itself to be the first university in the United States with both undergraduate and graduate studies.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Foundations of Comparative Health Systems
This module will define the goals of comparative analysis of health systems, define the concept of universal health coverage, and introduce the World Health Organization Building Blocks Framework as the methodology for that analysis.
3 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 56 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
9 videos
Course Self-Assessment2m
Comparing Health Systems Part 17m
Comparing Health Systems Part 25m
Populations Have Histories5m
Measuring Population Health: Part 16m
Measuring Population Health: Part 28m
Comparative Methodology: WHO Building Blocks Framework6m
Comparative Methodology: Systems Thinking7m
3 readings
Comparative Studies30m
WHO: Health Systems20m
Defining Universal Health Coverage (UHC)10m
1 practice exercise
Module 1 Quiz30m
2 hours to complete
The United States - A High-Income Country Without Universal Healthcare
This module explores the peculiarities of the U.S. healthcare system by examining the system through the lens of the WHO Building Blocks Framework.
2 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 70 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
9 videos
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Health Spending vs. Social Spending6m
United States: Governance and Leadership6m
United States: Finance5m
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Funding Long-Term Care in the U.S.7m
United States: Service Delivery8m
United States: Pharmaceuticals, Workforce, and Information12m
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Pharmaceutical Spending in the U.S.3m
United States Health Care System Review12m
2 readings
Video: Adversarial Legalism11m
Chart: American Healthcare Spending10m
1 practice exercise
Module 2 Quiz30m
3 hours to complete
Germany and England - Self-Governing Systems of Healthcare
This module examines the health systems of Germany and England - two high-income countries that have committed to systems of universal health coverage but in different ways.
3 hours to complete
12 videos (Total 70 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
12 videos
Germany: Leadership and Governance4m
Germany: Finance and Information6m
Germany: Workforce, Service Delivery, and Pharmaceuticals6m
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Germany and Preventative Care4m
German Health System Outcomes6m
England: Leadership and Governance8m
England: Finance and Information4m
England: Workforce4m
England: Service Delivery and Pharmaceuticals5m
England Health System Outcomes9m
Discussion with Professor Corbett: National Health Service Outcomes4m
1 reading
What is a German Sickness Fund?20m
1 practice exercise
Module 3 Quiz30m
3 hours to complete
Brazil and China - Middle-Income Countries Moving Towards Universal Health Coverage
In the final module of the course, we examine two large middle-income countries and the challenges they face while moving towards systems of universal health coverage.
3 hours to complete
13 videos (Total 111 min)
13 videos
Brazil: Governance and Leadership, and Information11m
Brazil: Finance6m
Brazil: Workforce, Service Delivery, and Pharmaceuticals12m
Health System Outcomes6m
China: Government and Leadership9m
China: Finance, Information11m
China: Service Delivery and Pharmaceuticals13m
China: Workforce4m
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Hospital Funding in China3m
Discussion with Professor Corbett: Primary Care as First Point of Contact3m
Health System Outcomes10m
Course Conclusion13m
1 practice exercise
Module 4 Quiz30m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM COMPARATIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS
by TWJul 15, 2020
Great course! Excellent learnings and overview as well as comparison to other healthcare systems around the world.
by MKMay 29, 2020
Thank you very much i have learned a lot of new information from this course
by JSJan 20, 2020
interesting. fits well with the other courses in this series
About the Healthcare Law Specialization
This Specialization is designed to help you navigate the complex legal framework that governs modern health systems. You will learn the fundamentals of American health law, then explore how privacy law shapes the relationship between healthcare providers and their patients. You will also learn how intellectual property law influences everything from the pharmaceutical industry, to medical research, to cutting-edge ethical issues involved in emerging technologies such as DNA-testing. Finally, the specialization will conclude with a study of how other countries vary in their approaches to solving the common problems that face all health systems.
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