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The Economics of Health Care Delivery

The Business of Health Care,

In this course, you’ll learn about the key components of health care, and the economics behind their principles and pricing strategies. Professors Ezekiel Emanuel of Penn Medicine and Guy David of the Wharton School have designed this course to help you understand the complex structure of the health care system and health insurance. Through study and analysis of providers and insurance through an economic lens, you’ll learn how basic economic principles apply to both principles and payment methods. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to identify different types of health care providers and understand the dynamic between the providers and patient so you can employ best practices and maximize profit for your health care organization.
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Rating 4.5 based on 28 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Starts Jul 3 (42 weeks ago)
Cost $99
From University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Instructors Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, Guy David, PhD
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Language English
Subjects Science Business
Tags Life Sciences Medicine And Healthcare Business Business Essentials Healthcare Management

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governmental forces behind our

Very interesting introduction to the market and governmental forces behind our healthcare system.

so many concepts pertaining

I feel privileged to undergo this course as I could learn so many concepts pertaining to U.S. Well crafted and delivered.

bit challenging especially if

The course material is clear, concise, and not going to lie a bit challenging especially if one is not used to the subject matter.

full-risk based provider groups

Would appreciate updates that reflect the ACA and post-ACA environment, including full-risk based provider groups, value-based insurance design and demands for price transparency in age of digital health.

instructor has direct research

I enjoyed that the instructor has direct research experience on this topic and spoke candidly.

provide great overall picture

Excellent course, content is very well presented and provide great overall picture.

graph shows costs decreasing

For example, if the costs for hospices are increasing in the first few days and the graph shows costs decreasing on the graph this discrepancy leads to confusion for the learner.

almost 20 years

I have worked in health care for almost 20 years in various positions and I wish I would have taken this much sooner.

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Might need to be updated with more recent numbers.

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I thank you very much, I really learned a lot, and I can understand how the health system works thanks to the very competent teachers, thanks to coursera One of the most organized courses here in Coursera.

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I was able to fill gaps I'd had on the health care industry with the content they provided.

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Health Care Partner $23k

Health Care Security $38k

Resident Health Care $42k

Health Care Concierge $54k

Health Care Facility $57k

Regional Health Care $61k

Health care giver $62k

Health care Services $63k

Health care sales $65k

Health Care Analyst 1 $68k

Deputy Health Care $83k

Health Care Lawyer $170k

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Rating 4.5 based on 28 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Starts Jul 3 (42 weeks ago)
Cost $99
From University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Instructors Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, Guy David, PhD
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Science Business
Tags Life Sciences Medicine And Healthcare Business Business Essentials Healthcare Management

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