Health Services Admin (HSAD)

Examines major management and behavioral theories as they apply to health service organizations.

This course introduces students to strategic principles and theories as they relate to the rapidly changing healthcare environment, emphasized through the use of practical application case studies.

Provides a broad overview of the health services delivery system as viewed by the social scientist. The course addresses the influence of values and cultures on health and illness, on delivery systems and on professional roles.

Examines health care from an economic perspective. Economics will be used to understand the allocation of human and other resources within the health care industry.

Examines current issues in health services administration using the case study method. This course provides flexibility both in terms of issues addressed (based on student needs and interest) and credit (6 hours). Permission of academic advisor required.

Designed for those who will be involved in quality management in health care organizations. Through lectures and class discussions, students will develop a basic understanding of the quality management principles and will learn an inventory of tools necessary in carrying out quality management initiatives.

The study of the distribution of health outcomes within a population, the determinants that influence that distribution, and the polices and interventions that affect those determinants. This course will include discussion and analysis of current and emerging trends in population health, including chronic disease epidemiology and infectious disease management.

This advanced-level course walks health professionals through the process of developing, implementing, and evaluating successful health programs. Program theory, the socio-ecological model and the multi-level nature of health promotion are discussed throughout the course.

Introduces students to the concepts of health equity and diversity in the United States. It will provide a broad overview of health inequities, examining relevant historical issues, theories, and empirical data, emphasizing critical analysis and application of knowledge. Students will gain a better understanding of research on health inequities and interventions to promote health equity through a combination of readings, videos, reflection papers, discussion questions, and research assignments.

Introduces students to the foundations of health education and health promotion. Students will become familiar with theories and methods for health promotion and disease prevention. The course will have a particular emphasis on health education as part of comprehensive health promotion efforts.

Explores health care information technology planning and management issues associated with decision making in health care organizations. It provides a framework to understand the types of information systems prevalent in health care organizations, evaluate specific strategies related to health care IT investments, and understand the ramifications of health data standards and privacy concerns on information management policy.

Studies financial management theories as they relate to middle and upper level management in health care organizations. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding how program goals should be integrated into financial planning, budget preparation and financial control systems.

This course takes the participants through various laws that affect the health care industry. The course participants will examine how case law, statutory law, and administrative law apply to and impact the delivery of health care.

Emphasizes the necessity for internal and external planning, strategic planning and marketing. Methods of assessing community need and data analysis in relation to organizational purposes are areas of emphasis.

Explores ethical issues for the health care professional with three major components: personal ethical decision making, bioethics, and ethics in heath care management. The course will cover some basic ethical theories/perspectives and focus on their application to various current issues in the health care context.

This course reviews long-term service delivery programs designed to meet the whole needs of the patient. It will review care and service systems from the unique perspective of an aging population, including the physiological and psychological changes common in people. Students will become conversant with a conceptual framework for planning, organizing, and delivering services and will be able to define the major physical, mental and psychosocial changes and health problems that accompany aging and their applicability to program development. They will be able to describe the impact of demographics and the changing nature of family relationships on delivery programs as well as to evaluate various models of service delivery, including their relevance to current economic, political and social conditions.

This overview course examines the services and mechanisms comprising the continuum of care, its regulatory and financing history, the policy environment, current organization, individual services, characteristics of clients using the programs and services, and examples of long-term care delivery systems. The emphasis is on the practical problems administrators and practitioners face while serving older adults and their families. The emphasis of the course is on meeting the challenges arising from a complex set of policies and programs, and the efforts made to assure both the quantity and quality of services provided to the increasing number of older adults.

Designed to take the participants through various political, legislative and regulatory forces in the health care industry. The role of government in health care will be examined as well as social and economic factors in shaping health care policy.

Designed to provide students with the knowledge to manage, interpret and analyze research data. Students will also examine basic research methodologies most often used in health service administration research.

Addresses specific health care topics which can be of varying importance depending upon location. Topics in health services administration is meant to allow for the integration of current health care trends/issues into the curriculum.