Strategic Management for Health Services Organization

Catalog description

Pre-requisite: ADSS 6525. This course is designed to develop a comprehensive understanding of strategic planning for health care organizations based on theory, models and methods in the health care planning and administration field. The course is targeted for Master in Health Services Administration students who will become competent at applying systemic thinking in conceptualizing strategic problems and issues, performing environmental scanning, formulating organizational mission, vision, goals and objectives, evaluating strategic and marketing options, implementing operational plans and monitoring and evaluating strategic actions. Teaching strategies include case study analysis, examinations, strategic plan oral presentations and report writing and class participation.