We offer the following courses. See descriptions below:
Lecture Courses
Course #C63301: Evolution of Managed Healthcare in the US
3 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
Differences between healthcare and
other markets
Indemnity health insurance
Rate and quality control programs
Managed care
Course #C63302: Issues in Managed Care
2 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
Association Health Plans
Health Savings Accounts
Massachusetts Healthcare Reform of 2006
Course #C63303: Managed Care Overview
2 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
Cost control strategies
Quality control strategies
Consumerism
Course #C63333: Healthcare Expenditures
3 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
Single Payer System: Case Study of British NHS
Valuing Healthcare Outcomes
Pay for Performance
Course #C64766: Intro to US Healthcare and
Private Health Insurance
3 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
US Healthcare Compared to Other Countries
How Healthcare Differs from Other Economic Activities
How US Healthcare Developed
Course # C66579: Healthcare Waste and Control Systems
7 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
Moral Hazard
Waste and Controls with Various Types of Health Insurance
Calculating Healthcare ROI
Pay for Performance
Course # C63318: Single Payer Systems
5 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
Arguments in Favor of Single Payer Systems
Arguments Against Single Payer Systems
Case Study: Canada
Case Study: Britain
Course # C68161: US Single Payer Case Study:VHA
3 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
Evaluations of VA Healthcare System
Information Technologies
Incentives
Course # C68308: Consumer Driven Healthcare
8 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
US Healthcare System Quality
Consumerism Disincentives
How to Promote Competition
Course #C68410: Managed Care
8 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
Development of the US Managed Care System
Problems with Managed Care
Alternative Healthcare Options
Course #C68971: Healthcare Solutions I: Government
8 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
US Systemic Healthcare Problems
Single Payer Healthcare Theory
Single Payer Healthcare Case Studies
Home Study Courses
Note that you must pass a multiple choice exam for Home Study Course credit.
All Home Study Course books are available from amazon.com.
Moral Hazard in American Healthcare is available from NBT for $10.
Course # C66423: Moral Hazard in American Healthcare
Home Study Book: ‘Moral Hazard in American Healthcare’ by Gary Fradin
5 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
Sources of Moral Hazard
Moral Hazard under various forms of health insurance
Options to control Moral Hazard
Course #C67735: Intro to the VA Healthcare System
Home Study Book: ‘Best Care Anywhere’ by Phillip Longman
7 Continuing Education Credits
Topics discussed:
Evolution of the Veterans Administration healthcare system
Comparison of the single payer VA system to Managed Care
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