BIO 3352 Healthcare Issues
Covers important topics in the health care environment, including regulatory structures used in the healthcare industry, economics of health care, health law and policy, HIPAA regulations, ethics in health information and delivery of health care, comparative approaches to health care in different countries, and emerging topics important to research and innovation in health care. The course will emphasize the use of case studies that apply concepts used in the course to potential real-world situations in the healthcare field. Through the course students will be required to conduct independent research to identify and use information concerning the health care and will be required to give at least one oral presentation that provides an analysis of a major issue in health care.