Healthcare Delivery Providers

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Approx. 25 hours to complete

Course Summary

Learn about healthcare delivery from the perspective of healthcare providers. Explore the challenges of delivering healthcare in different settings and the latest tools and technologies used to improve healthcare delivery.

Key Learning Points

  • Understand the changing landscape of healthcare delivery
  • Learn about healthcare delivery challenges and solutions
  • Explore healthcare delivery technologies and tools

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Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the key challenges facing healthcare delivery providers
  • Learn about the latest tools and technologies used in healthcare delivery
  • Develop strategies for improving healthcare delivery in different settings

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • Basic knowledge of healthcare delivery
  • Familiarity with healthcare technology

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Online
  • Self-paced

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Description

Welcome to the exciting world of Healthcare Delivery Providers!

Outline

  • INTRODUCTION TO U.S. HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
  • 1.1.1 Course Welcome and Overview
  • 1.1.2 Meet Your Instructor!
  • 1.1.3 Case Study Review
  • Recap of Healthcare Marketplace Specialization
  • 1.2.1 Overview of the Lenses
  • 1.2.2 SITES of Healthcare Delivery
  • 1.2.3 Moving Boxes
  • 1.2.4 PEOPLE in Healthcare Delivery
  • 1.2.5 PAYMENT for Healthcare Delivery
  • 1.2.6 PAYERS for Healthcare Delivery
  • 1.3.1 What is the Quadruple Aim? (Overview)
  • 1.3.2 Experience of Care: Clinical Quality
  • 1.3.3 Experience of Care: Patient Satisfaction
  • 1.3.4 Cost of Care
  • 1.3.5 Population Health
  • 1.3.6 Healthcare Worker Satisfaction
  • 1.4.1 What is an ACO?
  • 1.4.2 How Does an ACO Function?
  • 1.4.3 Other Payment Arrangements
  • 1.4.4 Lessons from ACOs
  • 1.5.1 Changing Demographics
  • 1.5.2 Healthcare Reform
  • 1.5.3 Other Infuencers
  • Case Study and Addendum
  • Meet the Founder of the Triple Aim
  • Lenses
  • The Quadruple Aim
  • Accountable Care Organizations
  • Review of Key Influencers
  • Introduction to U.S. Healthcare Delivery
  • HOSPITALS: COMMUNITY & SPECIALTY
  • 2.1.1 Overview of Hospitals
  • 2.1.2 How are Hospitals organized?
  • 2.1.3 What Services do Hospitals Provide?
  • 2.1.4 Hospital Based Physicians
  • 2.1.5 How Do Hospitals Get Paid?
  • 2.2.1 How is Hospital Performance Measured?
  • 2.2.2 Measuring Clinical Quality
  • 2.2.3 Measuring Patient Satisfaction
  • 2.2.4 Measuring Hospital Financials
  • 2.3.1 Critical Access Hospitals
  • 2.3.2 Single Service Line Hospitals
  • 2.3.3 Ambulatory Surgery Centers & Freestanding Emergency Departments
  • 2.4.1 What Challenges are Facing Hospitals?
  • 2.4.2 What Innovations are Occurring in Hospitals?
  • 2.4.3 Responding to Community Needs
  • 2.4.4 What Lies Ahead for Hospitals?
  • Experience Hospital Care
  • Structure and Function of Hospitals
  • Measuring Hospital Performance
  • Special Types of Hospitals
  • Transformation of Hospitals
  • Community and Speciality Hospitals
  • POST-ACUTE CARE & COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES
  • 3.1.1 Post-Acute Care: Sites of Care Delivery
  • 3.1.2: Post-Acute Care: Spending
  • 3.1.3 Post-Acute Care: Trajectories and Configurations
  • 3.2.1 What is a Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH)?
  • 3.2.2 What is an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF)?
  • 3.2.3 Challenges for LTACHs & IRFs
  • 3.3.1 What is a SNF? - Services & Payments
  • 3.3.2 How is SNF Performance Measured?
  • 3.3.3 SNFs: Challenges & Innovations
  • 3.4.1 What is Home Health Care? - Services & Payments
  • 3.4.2 How is Home Health Care Performance Measured?
  • 3.4.3 Home Health Care: Challenges & Innovations
  • 3.5.1 What is Palliative Care?
  • 3.5.2 What is Hospice? - Services & Payments
  • 3.5.3 How is Hospice Performance Measured?
  • 3.5.4 What Lies Ahead for Palliative Care & Hospice?
  • 3.6.1 Group Homes, Adult Day Care etc.
  • 3.6.2 Social Service Organizations
  • 3.6.3 Other Health Services in the Community
  • Experience Post Acute Care
  • Evolution of Post Acute Care
  • Post-Acute Care Overview
  • LTACHs & IRFs
  • Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • Home Health Care
  • Palliative Care & Hospice
  • Group Homes, Adult Day Care, Social Service Organizations and Other Community Based Services
  • PHYSICIANS: PRIMARY, SPECIALTY, NEWER SETTINGS & POPULATION HEALTH
  • 4.1.1 What are Primary Care Clinics?
  • 4.1.2 Primary Care: Services & Organization
  • 4.1.3 How is Primary Care Paid?
  • 4.1.4 What is a Medical Home?
  • 4.1.5 How is Primary Care Performance Measured?
  • 4.1.6 Primary Care: Challenges & Innovations
  • 4.2.1 Overview of Specialty Care
  • 4.2.2 Specialists: Services and Organization
  • 4.2.3 How are Specialists paid?
  • 4.2.4 How is Specialist Performance Measured?
  • 4.2.5 Specialists: Challenges & Innovations
  • 4.3.1 What are Retail Clinics?
  • 4.3.2. What is Virtual Care?
  • 4.3.3 Urgent Care & House Calls
  • Experience Physician Practices
  • Primary Care Clinics
  • Specialty Care Clinics
  • Newer Settings of Healthcare Delivery
  • Physicians: Primary, Specialty, Newer Settings & Population Health
  • HEALTHCARE DELIVERY OF TOMORROW
  • 5.1.1 Governmental Payers
  • 5.1.2 Private Commercial Payers
  • 5.1.3 Employers
  • 5.1.4 Community/ Consumers
  • 5.1.5 Pharmaceuticals & Devices
  • 5.2.1 County Health Rankings
  • 5.2.2 Process Improvements in Healthcare
  • 5.2.3 A Model of Statewide Quality Improvement
  • 5.3.1 Review of the Healthcare Delivery System
  • 5.3.2 Key Attributes of Future Leaders
  • 5.3.3 Final Reflections and Closing Thoughts
  • Experience some Stakeholders & Innovations
  • Role of Stakeholders in Delivery Transformation
  • Review of Some Innovations

Summary of User Reviews

Discover how healthcare delivery providers can improve patient outcomes with this Coursera course. Users have found this course to be quite valuable, with many praising its comprehensive coverage of the topic.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Many users found the course to be comprehensive and informative.

Pros from User Reviews

  • Comprehensive coverage of healthcare delivery providers
  • In-depth analysis of patient outcomes
  • Engaging and informative course materials
  • Flexible pacing and self-paced learning options

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some users found the course to be too basic
  • Limited interaction with instructors
  • No real-world case studies or practical applications
  • Lack of in-depth analysis of specific healthcare delivery models
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Approx. 25 hours to complete
Dr. Rahul Koranne
University of Minnesota
Coursera

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Dr. Rahul Koranne

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