Table 1.
Topics | Lectures | Learning objective |
---|---|---|
Healthcare System Finance | Healthcare costs, financial incentives, insurance plans—Medicare, Medicaid, private plans, HSA | To list three major differences between Medicare and Medicaid |
Organization of Medical Practices | PPO, HMOs, medical homes, ACOs, health information technology | To articulate three benefits and three potential risks of an ACO or medical home |
Healthcare Policy, Reform and Advocacy | Reform in Washington, P-PACA, Special Interest Groups—PHARMA, Comparative International Health Systems | To recognize the role of patient advocacy in improving health outcomes |
Quality in Healthcare | Measures-structural, process, outcomes Malpractice, conflicts of interest |
To identify a patient outcome that is influenced by a systems-based practice process measure |