A contemporary analysis of health care delivery systems in the U.S. Financial, cost, economic, po-litical and organizational issues will be discussed. The structure, function and properties of publicly and private-ly funded programs and service organizations providing health services to the aged. Alternative Health Care Delivery Systems A survey of nontraditional ap-proaches to health care. PA 648 Contemporary Issues in Health Care Gives health care professionals a broad view of current topics in their field. The students will view current videotapes, work on case studies, participate in class exer-cises and present several reports.
Current articles illustrate the is-sues under discussion.
PA 649 History and Development of Health Care Institutions Historical development of health care institutions and its ef-fect on the current economic and social status of those institutions. Management structures, quality assurance, utilization manage-ment, financial functions and health insurance alternatives. PA 659 Human Resource Planning in Health Care Exploration of principles and functions of human resource plan-ning in a health care organization. PA 662 Recruitment and Retention of Health Care Professionals Theories, techniques and methods related to recruiting and retaining professional health care employees, especially in situa-tions of labor shortages. PA 664 Survey of Medical Group Management Business management in the physicians group practice arena.