Health Care Management

Catalog description

This course examines management problems and policy-making in the health care industry. Several areas are considered including: (1) the functions of the health care manager, (2) the types of health care delivery systems, (3) the administration of hospitals, (4) the financing of medical care, and (5) the role of government. Through readings, lectures, discussions, and projects, students clarify their own role in the delivery of health services. The course regularly draws on experts in health planning and health care administration.