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  • HPS 401: Health Pol Studies Internship

    3.00 - 6.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    A practical experience; volunteering is done in a health care delivery setting combined with a support seminar to develop an understanding of health care system issues and problems. 3.000 TO 6.000 Credit hours 3.000 TO 6.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • HPS 402: HPS Senior Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    Focus on current issues and practical problems in health care organization, delivery, and financing. Use of the case method (where appropriate) to demonstrate and discuss real problems and approaches in functioning health care institutions in Southeastern Michigan. Taught primarily from the point of view of individuals responsible for administering or advising such institutions. (F,W,S). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • HPS 403: Medical Information Systems

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    Medical Informations Systems deals with how information is created, stored, and used in health care settings. Areas of interest for this course include fundamentals of computers and data management, medical information documentation in the form of paper and electronic medical records, health data privacy issues, disease classification and scoring systems, quality assurance in health care delivery, commonly used health care statistics, reimbursement methodologies, health care monitoring by internal processes and external review agencies, and vital statistics and disease surveillance systems. The course also includes some hands-on computer applications instruction to familiarize students with commonly used software platforms utilized in health care administration. Students cannot receive credit for both HPS 403 and HPS 503. (W) 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • HPS 404: Financing Health & Medical Sys

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    The American health care system faces two problems: access to health services and high and rising costs. This course looks at the problems of uninsured citizens as well as the strains placed on health care facilities in providing services for them. Europeans have dealt with problems of access and cost controls through universal health care coverage and the course takes up various models in use today. The course also looks at American health insurance and "managed care" programs such as HMOs and PPOs as methods of providing health coverage as well as controlling costs. The course introduces students to services provided by the government including Medicare, Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Students will learn the basics of creating a budget under constraints such as contractual limitations and Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs). Offered once a year, ordinarily in the Winter semester. Students cannot receive credit for more than one of the following: HPS 404, HPS 451, HPS 504, HPS 551, or PADM 451. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department
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  • HPS 405: Healthcare Administration

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    This course introduces students to administrative models and skills that can be used at a supervisory level. These conceptions include strategic planning, marketing, organizational communications, quality assurance, project management and team skills, supervision and evaluation, conflict resolution and office cultures and politics. A critical and historical perspective is used to understand the origins and meanings of these conceptions and the extent to which they correspond with the service mentality of health and human services. Applications to the health and human services will be central to the course. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • HPS 410: Quantitative Research

    4.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    An introduction to methods of data collection and analysis. Elementary statistics data are analyzed using computerized statistics programs. A discussion of research design and the philosophy of social science is also included. Students cannot receive credit for both HPS 410 and HPS 510. (F,W,S). 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Recitation Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • HPS 440: Medical Sociology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    An analysis of health and illness behavior from the point of view of the consumer, as well as medical professionals, the structure, strengths and weaknesses of the medical care delivery system in the U.S.; the impact of culture and personality on illness behavior; and a study of the institution of medicine and activities of health care professionals. Students cannot receive credit for both HPS 440 and HPS 540. (F). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • HPS 442: Medical Ethics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    An examination of moral issues in medicine. Among the problems to be considered are truth-telling and paternalism in the doctor-patient relationship, psychosurgery and behavior control, death and euthanasia, the allocation of scarce resources, and genetic counseling and control. Specific attention will be given to ethical theories and to philosophical concepts such as rights, autonomy, and justice. Students cannot receive credit for both HPS 442 and HPS 542. Prerequisite(s): any previous course in Philosophy or permission of instructor. (F,W,S). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • HPS 448: Comparative Health Care System

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    An introduction and overview of the English, Swedish, and People's Republic of China health care systems. Focus on cultural and other organizational characteristics, unique features, approaches, and ability to solve problems. Emphasis on how the three systems help us understand the American health care system. Students cannot receive credit for both HPS 448 and HPS 548. (F,W,S) 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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  • HPS 456: Health Care and the Law

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    A sociological study of legal issues in health care, including regulation of hospitals, consent for treatment, confidentiality, experimentation, family planning, children's rights, access to health care. The emphasis will be on the organizational and personal consequences of legal requirements. Junior/Senior standing is a requirement. Students cannot receive credit for both HPS 456 and HPS 556. (F). 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Behavioral Sciences Department Course Attributes: Upper Division
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