Health Systems Analysis & Innovation

Catalog description

This is the final and capstone course in the MS HSM program that requires students to participate in a first-hand analysis of a health system within the United States. The objective of the analysis is to critically examine and assess the structure, function and achievements of care delivery. The students will be assigned to small teams and work on a real-world problem with a healthcare organization, and present their findings and recommendations to the healthcare client organization at the end of the semester. The students will also receive training in Design Thinking and Innovation principles, which they will apply in their research and presentation. As this is the capstone course for the MS HSM program, the students will have the opportunity to apply their learnings from the other HSM courses.