Curriculum

Topics that the program will cover include:

• Historical development of the American health care system; determinants of health care utilization; role of health care providers; health policy; public health services; and health care finance.
• Quality assessment at different levels of the health care system including health plans, physicians, hospital and integrated system performance.
• Electronic medical records, use of health statistics; health indicators; confidentiality, security, privacy.
• Improvement methods such as Lean and Six Sigma, use of analytic and technology to improve operations.
• A capstone course in which students work with a hospital on a project to improve operations.