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U.S. Healthcare, Digital Health, & Technology

94-826

Units: 6

Description

Students will learn to describe the structure and data use within the U.S. healthcare system, including major payer types, delivery models, and the regulatory bodies that govern them. This course will prepare students to explain how digital health technologies generate data and integrate into the broader health IT ecosystem. Students will also analyze how reimbursement policy and regulation shape adoption and design of health technology, and evaluate a digital health tool or technology for its fit within existing clinical workflows, data infrastructure, and patient population.