Hospital Organization and Administration. An in-depth study of hospital organization and management practices including basic administrative skills. Field Work in Health Organizations. Full-time directed field experience in a health organization. Opportunity provided to work in an appropriate setting.
Student furnishes off-campus living and traveling expenses.
Permission of the instructor and a 2.5 grade point average. Long Term Care Organization and Administration. Administration of health maintenance organizations, ambulatory care services and other managed care systems will also be discussed. An in-depth study of the techniques employed to assess community health organizations, plan and evaluate health programs, and identify and utilized community health resources and structure in health program implementation. This course covers how economic forces affect the health services sector and how economic tools can be used to improve health industry performance through public policy and managerial applications.