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Key legislation which impacts U.S.
healthcare delivery system
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Welcome |
Welcome to an educational
learning object designed for use in college settings. This
experience will provide students an overview of the U.S. healthcare
delivery system.
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Introduction |
We focus on legislative
initiatives that have impacted our healthcare delivery systems.
Initially we look at congressional action which occurred at the end
of the Civil War in the 1860s. This legislation was NOT established
to affect healthcare but today is the foundation of high profile
fraud investigations and litigations. We also look at efforts of
various presidents to work with Congress to meet critical needs of
our populations. Key legislation discussed affects the
following areas:
- Entitlement programs to pay for
healthcare services
- Financial incentives to build physical
infrastructure of our healthcare delivery system (hospital
buildings)
- Requirements to protect healthcare
workers and patients
- Systems to monitor quality, efficiency
and cost effectiveness of healthcare services
- Practices that protect patients'
confidentiality, rights to privacy and ability to participate in
decisions about their healthcare
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Getting around this web site |
Please use the navigation bar
on the right to move easily through this web site. You may
return to the home page of this section by selecting "Key
legislation" on the navigation bar. Linkages
have not yet been established for the following areas:
- Federal agencies
- State agencies
- Regulatory mechanisms
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Development support |
Encouragement and support for
development of this web site came from a group of peers at Northern
Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia. A group of
faculty and staff participated in a 24 week project through the
Dogwood Institute to learn
the basics of web page design. |
