| source Georgetown (X) |
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department Health Systems Administration (X) |
This course provides an introduction to the healthcare system, orienting the student to its overall structure, functions, and processes. It provides a social, political, and economic context for understanding contemporary healthcare systems, discusses the organization and financing of healthcare, and furnishes vocabulary and a frame of reference for students to understand the dilemmas in the current healthcare environment. Addressing the complex inter-relationships of system elements, the course uses an organizing theme of well functioning biological and other systems in comparison to systems in healthcare, and provides a basic framework for understanding the roles of community health, economics, ethics, politics, health insurance models, and the business community in shaping public policy.
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This course applies the principles of microeconomics to the study of how healthcare markets work. From this perspective, we will explore why the healthcare system is fractured and what this implies for access to care, the cost of care, and the quality of care. The unique nature of healthcare requires understanding the institutional arrangements that shape and respond to market forces. Market inadequacies and market failures have also resulted in government interventions, which in turn have affected the healthcare market. Perhaps the most unique aspect of healthcare is the role of employer-provided health insurance and the peculiar way in which labor markets are effected. Employer-provided health insurance and healthcare coverage from public programs like Medicare and Medicaid, not only serve as the primary sources of financing healthcare, they have a large role in shaping how care is organized and delivered. Furthermore there are critical gaps in who is covered, what is covered, as well as overlapping coverage that provides perverse incentives for the efficient and effective provision of care. Given the role of public policy, and the relationship between public policies and politics, this course will touch on the relationship between politics, policies, and healthcare markets.
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This course explores the social, economic, political, technological, and legal forces that influence the delivery of health care in the United States. The organization, financing and delivery of health care are examined, as are the legislative and policy processes related to health care. Professional and ethical issues arising from system inequities are explored, and implications for national health status are discussed.
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Credits: 3
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Credits: 3
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This course explores the moral and social responsiblity of healthcare managers. It is based on the assumption of the importance to healthcare management of a balance of values, knowledge, and skills. Through reading, reflection, and discussion of the purpose of healthcare, and the role of management, students will be able to set and meet standrads of personal and organizational responsibility. This course will examine the context in which our healthcare system operates and the moral culture on which it depends. Although students will learn ethical theory, and rigorous thinking and argumentioned are required, the empahisis is on practical reasoning in real work situations with a view to preparing managers to establish the organizations's moral culture and to act with integrity in the complex healthcare environment.
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This course examines the impact of politics and health policy and the organization, delivery, financing and regulation of health care. Policy initiatives that affect health status and the delivery of health care are explored, and strategies for influencing political processes are examined. Emphases are placed on the social, economic and political forces that influence health policy.
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This course explores a breadth of communication modalities used in todayâs complex health systems and organizations and will examine message delivery through the lens of communications theory. It will explore the impact of communication technologies on relationships across disciplines, the development and maintenance of organizational culture, and relationships with the external environment. Topics will include crisis communication, public health communication, electronic communication, persuasive writing, branding, translating complex science and health topics to a variety of audiences, and the impact of technology on communication. Written and oral communication directed at a variety of internal and external stakeholders will be emphasized.
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The course is focused on preparing students to understand structures, processes and theories that relate to optimal health care organizational functioning. Students will be introduced to leadership, motivation, change and cultural theories that contribute to successful organizational outcomes. Emphasis will be placed on application in all health care organizations via a systems approach. In addition students will be exposed to the impact of the way that health care organizations are designed, structured and controlled with concentration on environmental and regulatory impact.
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This course examines the legal dimensions of the health care system. Employee rights and requirements, including labor law, labor relations and management practices, are analyzed. Patient rights and responsibilities, and corresponding managerial obligations, are also examined. Current legal trends regarding malpractice, professional and corporate liability, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and mergers and acquisitions are analyzed. The functions of risk management and legal counsel in a health care agency are defined, and the impact of the regulatory environment is analyzed.
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This course examines managerial systems in contemporary health care organizations along the continuum, from primary care to acute and long term care. The impact of market forces and the regulatory environment on cost containment and quality improvement are analyzed. Managerial systems such as purchasing and inventory control, contracting and billing, information and scheduling systems are analyzed. Measures of organizational effectiveness are critiqued, and the links between health care organizations and the health of populations are examined. Precepted field experiences (6 hours/week) facilitate the application of theory to managerial practice.
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This course focuses on the use of accounting data to support managerial decision making. Students develop skill in using spreadsheets to develop and monitor operating budgets in health care settings. Concepts of full time equivalents, personnel costs, cost allocation, activity based cost accounting, demand ratios (acuity system or levels of visits), fixed and variable costs, and fiscal accountability are examined. Techniques for break-even analysis are presented, and budget negotiation skills and basic decision models are introduced.
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This course provides a managerial perspective on the effective use of data and information technology to improve organizational performance. Information systems and data management fundamentals will be reviewed. The use of databases and other analytical tools to structure, analyze and present information related to complex organizational problems will be examined. Approaches to identifying operational and strategic information needs, and management and decision tools will be explored. Current and future healthcare information management, decision support and knowledge management applications will be examined in the context of challenges facing healthcare organizations today. Legal and ethical issues will be explored, as will the use of the Internet in healthcare.
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The internship and internship seminar are the capstone course of the health systems program. The internship, based in a health services delivery setting, provides an opportunity for the student to integrate what has been learned in courses and relate it to the operations of a complex health services organization. The focus is on quality of care. The course includes at least 15 hours a week of field work, preparation of a personal assessment and development plan, a weekly seminar, readings, a project applicable to the internship organization, and the preparation of professional executive briefings. The student works under the collaborative guidance of qualified professional preceptor and a faculty advisor.
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This course is focused on preparing students to understnad the function of human resource management and development in healthcare organizations. Students will be introduced to the concepts of wage and salary administation; performance evaluation, benefits administration, personnel and competency development, labor and professional realtions, and occupational safety and health. Particular emphaisis will be placed on workforce issues related to supply and demnad of professionals, recruitment, and retention strategies, regulatory processes, and provider behavior.
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This course provides an understanding of concepts of strategic thinking and planning and the relationship between strategic planning and operational management in health services organizations. It includes the ability to apply such assessment techniques as SWOT, SPACE analysis, Scenario Development and Competitor and Marketplace analysis. The course links information development and management to monitoring strategic outcomes in health status, quality of care, and organizational success.
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This course examines the complex political, economic, and social forces that shape health care systems. It provides an introduction to general principles of health care organization, financing and regulation, and then sets forth a dynamic comparison of various approaches to health care delivery systems in different parts of the world. Current policy initiatives are analyzed for their impact on cost, quality, access and the health of populations. Students develop beginning skills in the epidemiological approach to population-based health care systems.
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This course draws on behavioral, social and organizational sciences to analyze organizational effectiveness within integrated systems. The course emphasizes the role of the leader in creating and maintaining structures and processes that enhance individual and group performance. Topics include motivation, group behavior, leadership, conflict management, decision-making, power, organizational structure, managing change, and managerial communication. Analytical, integrative and decisional skills are developed through case discussion.
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This course focuses on the principles of accounting and financial management that can be applied to contemporary health care systems. The impact of regulations on the finances of a healthcare organization is also examined. This course provides student with the tools to analyze financial statements and to use accounting information for managerial decision-making.
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The theory and applications of quality and performance improvement (QI/PI) in healthcare organizations. Included will be continuous quality improvement (CQI) concepts, patient safety, Baldrige quality criteria, Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) standards and quality improvement tools. In addition, students will be presented with current case studies in medical error, leadership approaches in performance improvement, recent methodologies to improve patient care, resources and web-sites for continual learning, and speakers who have successfully implemented QI/PI in their organizations.
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This course focuses on the essential concepts of strategic planning and marketing. Key concepts for concentration include market research, competition, strategic thinking, the creation of strategy, and the new age of the consumer. Analytical decision models will be used to evaluate market conditions and develop corresponding strategic plans.
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This course provides a managerial perspective on the effective use of information technology to improve organizational performance. The use of databases and computer based decision models to structure information and analyze complex organizational problems will be examined. Current and future IT applications will be analyzed for their influence on cost, quality and access to care for individuals and populations in integrated delivery systems; the legal, ethical and regulatory ramifications of these technological advances will also be explored.
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This course will use case discussion to synthesize principles, theories and concepts necessary for effective leadership in contemporary healthcare systems. Models of managerial decision making and communication provide the framework for analyzing complex operational issues related to human resource and financial management. The impact of these decisions on overall organizational effectiveness is evaluated. Legal, ethical and regulatory dimensions of administrative decisions are also examined.
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This course combines practicum and theory to facilitate the transition of concepts learned to the workplace. The theoretical component provides a framework for analyzing organizational cultures, diagnosing organizational problems, and developing corresponding strategies. The practicum component provides the student with mentorship and guidance in developing and refining skills for effective management of integrated systems. Students participate in practicum experience of at least 120 hours.
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This course seeks to expose students to the influence of the legal system upon the practice of health care management. General concepts such as sources of laws and regulations, the court system, and legal procedure will be covered. The intricacies of law, including both statutory and regulatory requirements, will be examined from both the payer and provider perspectives. The use and abuse of law in contemporary management decisions will also be explored. Complex issues such as patients' rights, confidentiality, credentialing, contracts, negligence and other malpractice actions will be explored.
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