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3.00 Credits
This course is concerned with the modern organization, philosophy and objectives of public health policies and practices. This course examines methods, information, and determinants of health status involved in applications of epidemiology to control the health problems of community populations.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to modern management concepts, tools, and techniques in healthcare administration, and to practical applications of management theory in health services organizations. Topics covered will include: (a) the ethical, legal and technological aspects of healthcare administration; (b) motivational theories and leadership and managerial styles; ( c) strategic planning and marketing; (d) problem-solving, decision-making, and conflict resolution strategies; (e) organizational communication; (f) human resources management; and (g) labor relations.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies human health behavior from the interrelated perspective of individuals who need and seek medical attention and the professionals who provide these services in healthcare settings. The patient focus concerns the social determinants of health status and personal management of risks affecting it, while professional considerations examine the behavioral roles and relationships that contribute to managing organizational performance, culture, conflict, design and change.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the organizational characteristics and management requirements of the diverse range of ambulatory healthcare setting, including emergency departments, primary care centers, attached and free-standing outpatient service units, physician office practices, and other such non-inpatient diagnostics, surgical, and rehabilitation facilities. Of special interest is the exploration of both general and distinct administrative competencies and practices that are essential for professional managers of these ambulatory-based services.
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3.00 Credits
Human resources are the most valuable elements of any organization, especially in the healthcare industry. It is management's responsibility to implement and coordinate a total human resource system-composed of work force planning, recruitment and selection, placement, and retention-to ensure that the health service organization is properly staffed.
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3.00 Credits
Major teaching hospitals (academic medical centers), short-term general community hospitals, community hospitals, long-term care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, military and Veteran Administration hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and women and children's hospitals, are all licensed as institutions offering acute medical care. Among these various types of facilities are vast differences in their characteristics and the different needs of people served. This course explores these various institutional distinctions of organizational design, service goals, and professional cultures.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies basic biomedical public health and administrative statistical measurement techniques to test hypotheses, confirm correlations and interpret health information for management, clinical, and organization decision purposes.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with a basic overview of the long-term care continuum, including nursing homes, mental health systems, and noninstructional alternatives such as home health agencies, adult day care centers, and retirement homes. The long-term care needs of the elderly and the mentally ill concomitantly with the public policy responses to their needs will be examined.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an overview of healthcare policy in the United States. It is designed along four major themes: ( 1) a historical and sociopolitical analysis of the relationship of government and health; (2) an exploration of health policy and the political structure; (3) an examination of the role of interest groups and public opinion in health policy; and ( 4) health policy and the political process.
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3.00 Credits
The second in a two-sequence series of administrative interships for healthcare administration students. The course is designed to allow students to apply learned theories and concepts in a work situation. Placement sites will include, but not be limited to, hospitals, long-term care facilities, ambulatory care centers, managed care organizations, mental health centers, community health centers, medical group practice, health insurance companies, rehabilitation centers, and public health agencies.
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