HA 360 - Introduction to Managed Care

Interactivity: Discussion Board

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will gain an understanding of the following: 

• The evolution of managed care, including the driving forces which have caused this evolution. 
• Current trends in managed care and how market dynamics have changed over time. 
• The basic models of managed care organizations, their advantages and disadvantages. 
• The pros and cons of the various delivery-system responses to managed care. 
• The types of contractual arrangements being used by physicians and hospitals. 
• Managed care firms handling and processing of information. 
• The various approaches to utilization management used by managed care organizations. 
• Implications of increasing managed care in the state and federal health care programs.