Health Institutions, Systems and Policy

2 credits · Fuqua School of Business

Introduces Health Sector Management students to the interlocking segments of the industry (for example, doctors, hospitals, HMOs/PPOs, insurers, consultants, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices), their current status, and how they are changing. It will analyze Health Care Industry from a historical perspective to understand how the industry has evolved to its current state and to predict where it is likely to go in the future. To better understand the current health care environment, the course will explore the industry from several perspectives: the provider/patient/payor interface, the changing demographics of health, growth of technology, emerging regulatory patterns, and comparative strategies of public health across nations. This course is for Daytime MBA and Accelerated Daytime MBA students.