Comparative Health Systems

This course is part of the Healthcare Law Specialization

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Angus Corbett

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Healthcare Law SpecializationUniversity of Pennsylvania

About this Course

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.

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Approx. 11 hours to complete

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Subtitles: English

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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Healthcare Law Specialization

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Beginner Level

Approx. 11 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

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Angus Corbett

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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

Week

Week 1

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

Welcome to the Course6m

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

Week

Week 2

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

The American Health Care Paradox6m

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

Week

Week 3

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

Introduction to Germany and the United Kingdom5m

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

Week

Week 4

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 and China: Two Large Middle-Income Countries4m

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

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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

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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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