# HCA420 Healthcare Delivery Systems

College of Health Science Healthcare Administration Department

**Course Description:** This course will focus on the structure, operations, and outcomes associated with the U.S. Healthcare System. Students will learn to assess the appropriateness of a healthcare entity’s payer mix and expenditures and their impact on the cost of healthcare. Benchmark developments that contributed to the evolution of the U.S. Healthcare System will be addressed, and students will evaluate the impact of existing legislation. Healthcare System.

**Credit Hours:** 3.00

**Prerequisites:** None

**Corequisites:** None

## Programs offering this course

- [Healthcare Administration (BS)](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/healthcare-administration-bachelor-degree)

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