| source University of Washington (X) |
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department Health Services Management (X) |
Presents the principles and practices of health insurance and risk. Emphasizes health care financing arrangements in the United States, including both private and government-sponsored (public) programs. Discusses comparisons with other developed countries. HSERV 511 is strongly recommended, but not required as a prerequisite.
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Basic knowledge about methods used in epidemiology and their application to critical appraisal of clinical, epidemiological, and health administration literature for evidence-based management of healthcare organizations, improvement of delivery of health services, and for creating health policies.
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Applies the techniques of statistics, epidemiology, and critical evidence appraisal to the design and evaluation of population-based health care programs. It is the third course in a three-course sequence.
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Introduces healthcare organizations and organizational management concepts. Develops a broad perspective by integrating conceptual, strategic, and systemic frameworks using four knowledge themes; the management role, organizational theory, management economics, and theory and practice of systemic organizational change within overall strategic management and systemic contexts.
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Introduces the world of clinical care. Discovers through readings, discussion, and direct experience, the people and processes of clinical care and how they relate to health care administration.
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Focuses on theories and observations of team behaviors and techniques with emphasis on the individual as a team member; introduces team management/leadership models, theories, and skills. Students develop self-awareness, knowledge, and skills associated with building interpersonal relationships. Credit/no credit only.
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Explores the literature and assesses values, knowledge, and skills associated with teamwork and the development of collaborative negotiation skills. Blends cognitive theory, behavioral learning, and project team experience into holistic learning experiences. Credit/no credit only.
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Application of organizational behavior theory to explore the factors that affect behavior, performance, and job satisfaction of people working in organizations. Provides a body of knowledge and skills needed to successfully manage and lead health care organizations. Focuses on "best practices" for managing individuals, teams, and organizations.
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Overview of managerial roles, such as supervising and motivating, approaches to organizational and environmental assessment and change, and development of systems analysis skills. For students pursuing careers in research and teaching who are likely to have management responsibilities.
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Focuses on case studies and modern theory in managerial finance relevant to health services. Students prepare group presentations and individual case study analyses of health services finance problems. Builds on accounting and finance principles ACCTG 503 and HSMGMT 571, or the equivalent, are recommended prerequisites, but not required.
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Uses economic concepts and tools to examine range of issues pertaining to health care, delivery of health care services. Includes demand analysis, production of health services, expenditure growth, markets for hospital and physician services, externalities. Emphasis on using economics to examine issues and solve problems. Prior economics courses not required.
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Develops skills to become informed consumers of economic evaluations of health programs. Develops skills necessary to conduct economic analyses of public health and health service programs.
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Presents an introduction to ethical issues that arise in management of health services organizations. Covers clinical and organizational ethics.
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Medical informatics concerns the representation, organization, and manipulation of biomedical information and knowledge. Exposes students to a high-level understanding of informatics and its health care applications. Discussion of successes and failures in implementing information technology focuses on gaining leadership and management knowledge that embraces informatics.
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Explores social dimensions of health and medical care. Learn to identify key social and cultural principles that guide appropriateness in health care. Introduced to tools used to influence social expectations and personal behavior in relation to illness, health, and demand for medical treatments.
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Organizes teams to consult with a local healthcare organization on a specific management project. Reviews critical elements of the project planning and management process and oversee the development of a project plan. Credit/no credit only.
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Designed to assist students in the transition from theory to practice. Emphasis on sharpening analytical and intuitive leadership practices through the use of interactive case studies and team building exercises and field projects. Prerequisite: second-year MHA students.
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Learning experience for graduate students in health services administration, planning, other graduate students to increase their ability to identify and solve problems related to long-term care they confront in their employment. Students are exposed to available knowledge in the field; effective problem-solving attitudes and techniques for organizing information and/or developing strategies, and agencies in the field. Prerequisite: HSERV 511 or permission of instructor.
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Provides an overview of healthcare industry themes regarding cost, access, and quality. Concentrates on definition, measurement, and improvement of quality. Shows how quality measurements and specifications; the concept of value, guidelines and pathway; and the evidence=based medicine movement interconnect. Utilized examples of cutting edge programs to apply and promote improvement.
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Studies numerous interrelated legal topics pertinent to health care organizations, typically including contracts, medical malpractice, legal and ethical obligations to provide healthcare, privileging, medical decision-making, tax-exemption, antitrust, fraud, and health information management. Encourages discussion of how the law supports or hinders current efforts to improve healthcare delivery systems.
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Provides an understanding of wholesale and retail markets in the health care sector. Examines market research and the application of marketing strategies and tactics to support an organization's core strategies. Applies the concepts of market segmentation, targeting, and positioning to decisions about design, distribution, pricing, and promotion of health services.
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Focuses on developing students' resourcefulness, know how, and decision support skills needed to critically identify, evaluate, and develop new healthcare ventures. Topics include anatomy of startup ventures; new venture creation and innovation, business plan development and assessment, financing, marketing and growth strategies; and corporate venturing.
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Introduction to leadership and management, focusing on effective strategies for creating a productive work environment. Organizational structure and strategy introduced. Case studies and other problem-solving methods, using health services applications are utilized in order to apply theoretical material. Prerequisite: graduate student.
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Management of goals, strategy, and structure in health care organizations. Design of external relationships and internal structures., strategy-formulation, decision-making, and change. Integration of professional, social, and organizational values. Theory, student and practitioner experience, and case studies used to enhance repertoire of management approaches and skills. Prerequisite: HSERV 511 and HSMGMT 560 or equivalent.
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Designed for midcareer health services professionals developing strategies and skills in human resource management. Focuses on policy and practice issues important to handling day-to-day personnel problems-selection, promotion, performance appraisal, discipline, grievances. Prerequisite: registration in Extended M.P.H. Degree program or permission of instructor; non-business majors.
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