Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions
Econ 575 - Health Economics - 3 credits
The macroeconomy of health care as a driving force of health care policy in America
is discussed. The microeconomy of the health care unit is presented in applied
areas to develop the focus of organizational decision making.
PolS 551 - Health Administration and Organization
- 3 credits
The evolution of health systems and their organizational challenges of administration
from human resources to management in times of scarce resources are explored.
Specific attention is devoted to Financial Management, Managerial and Fund Accounting,
Medicare, Medicaid, Fiscal Intermediaries and Managed Care, and Organizations
in Decline.
PolS 552 - Health Policy - 3 credits
This course examines historic and contemporary trends in health care delivery
in the United States. Emphasis is placed on addressing health care cost-containment
issues, access to health care and, recent efforts to invoke broadly based
systemic reforms of the U.S. health care system.
PolS 593 - Problems: Legal and Ethical Issues in
Health Care - 3 credits
This course deals with aspects of the law related to health care delivery such
as compliance and liability issues. Also discusses issues of bioethics.
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