Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Center for Health Policy/Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research Stanford University


CHP/PCOR Courses


Health Care Technology: From Innovators to Providers to Patients

Course number(s): HRP 351
Offered Winter quarter in the 2008-2009 academic year

Instructors
Stefanos A. Zenios - Stanford University

The workings of the major institutions such as hospitals, health insurance companies, HMOs, Medicare and Medicaid, federal regulators, and the medical establishment. National health expenditures and alternative models for healthcare financing and delivery. Trends in treatment innovations provided by biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and surgical procedures; delivery innovations facilitated by information systems and new processes. Policy and business challenges raised by these innovations and the health care ecosystems they promote.

Level
Graduate

Units
4