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.
Comparative Health Systems
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Comparative Health Systems
This course is part of Healthcare Law Specialization
Instructor: Angus Corbett
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10 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
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What you'll 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
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There are 4 modules in this course
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.
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9 videos3 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
This module explores the peculiarities of the U.S. healthcare system by examining the system through the lens of the WHO Building Blocks Framework.
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9 videos2 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts
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.
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12 videos1 reading1 assignment2 discussion prompts
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.
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13 videos1 assignment3 discussion prompts
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