Overview, developmental summary of the American health care system and its driving forces. Major elements of the healthcare system; today's major health policy issues in a historical, economic and political context.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
Prerequisites: ECON 101 or 300
Aplication of economic principles to health care; the flow of funds through the health care system including physicians, hospitals, managed care, nursing home and pharmaceutical firms. Third party payment, asymmetric information, and behavior health care systems.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Analysis of operational activities and managerial functions essential to the health care delivery system, with emphasis on management and leadership influence on developing effective systems of care within various institutional arrangements.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
Management of human resources in the health care system including human resource planning and staffing, training and development, performance appraisal, job design and analysis, and compensation.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: ACCT 201 or 500.
Financial environment, payment systems, discounted cash flow analysis, risk, financial statements, capital investments, and capital budgeting. Emphasis on decision making using accounting and finance theories, principles, concepts and techniques.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
Prerequisites: HCA 502, 503, 530 or consent of instructor.
Broad overview of healthcare information systems; close examination of business needs for the information technology (IT) to deliver cost-effective quality health services.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Discussion)
Federal and state regulation of health care facilities, employees, patients and programs. Ethical and legal perspectives on malpractice, liability, contracts, informed consent, end-of-life decisions, reproductive health, medical records, confidentially and required disclosures.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 502.
Strategic planning based on analysis of analyses of secondary quantitative and qualitative data to study changes in technological, social, political, regulatory, and competitive aspects of the health care market.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: Statistics.
Application of quantitative and operations research techniques to problems in health care settings. Exposure to decision theory and control systems. Problem solving experiences in resource allocation, procedures, scheduling, forecasting, measurement and cybernetic control.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: HCA 505.
Analysis of hospitals by broad function and specific departments through cases, simulations and visits to develop familiarity with internal operations of acute care hospitals and skills in solving hospital operational problems.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
Prerequisite: HCA 300 or 502.
Orientation to the organization and administration of health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and related enterprises. Legal and regulatory issues, marketing, utilization management, premium rating systems, information systems, case/disease management.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Seminar 3 hours)
Prerequisite: HCA 502.
Overview of long term care services and facilities. Analysis of forces influencing development of long term care in the US; specific organizational aspects affecting outcomes of services.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: HCA 300 or 502.
Functions and essential skills to manage LTC organizations and facilities: institutional arrangements; patient/family/community relations; workforce management; marketing; reimbursement.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
Prerequisites: HCA 502.
Administrative and professional issues to assure quality in health care. Historical beginnings: metrics and indicators; state-of-the-art practices; voluntary and governmental monitoring.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: For undergraduates, HCA 341 and 300. For graduates HCA 502 and HCA 515.
Fundamental operational responsibilities of medical group adminstration today, with emphasis on finance operations and management skills.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture)
Prerequistes: A grade of "C" of better in HCA 502, 505, 510, 515, 524, 530, 535, and 550.
Minimum 120 hours of structured work experience in a health care organization, under direct supervision of a preceptor-employee. Graduate students study and report on institution's organizational structure, philosophy, problems and personnel.
May be repeated to a maximum of six units in different semesters. Letter grade only (A-F). Course fee may be required. (Workshop/Activity 6 hours)
Topics of current interest in the various fields of health administration and health services management selected for special presentation.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics in different semesters. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Directed study of a special topic to be taken under supervised independent study.
May be repeated for a maximum 6 units with different topics in different semesters. Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites/Corequisites: HCA 580, 698.
Systemic, ecological approach to an advanced, critical analysis of U.S. health care system. Emphasis on public policy determinations that have influenced system development, relevant problems, issues.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: Completion of HCA 502, 535, advancement to candidacy and consent of instructor.
To provide students with the skills and techniques of research to design and carry out their own investigation of a health care or health services project. Project is a two-semester course sequence.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: Completion of HCA 698A and consent of the instructor.
Project is a two-semester course sequence; the purpose of HCA 698B is for students to execute and complete the research project proposed and designed in 698A.
Letter grade only (A-F).
