MHA 6050 - Operations and Value-Based Strategies in Healthcare

Comprehensive review of population health approaches, strategies, and programs designed to improve consumers’ access and quality of care while managing costs; policy implications and delivery of population health approaches within the health sector; their impact on consumers and providers, and consumer engagement programs throughout the continuum of care; integrates social determinant identification; basic managerial epidemiological concepts; patient-reported outcomes (PROs) include measures of health status, quality of life, and satisfaction with healthcare; how to design and evaluate a PRO measure and best practices for integrating PRO in clinical research and healthcare settings; analyzing the internal operations of a health care institution, including governance, departmental structure, planning and financial management, and human resources development, as well as the external environments impacting the organization.

3 Hours Lecture
3 Credits