Intro to Health Services

3.0 credits

This course will provide a hands-on introduction to field of health services and policy research. We will review the nature and scope of health services and policy research, learn about organizational and systems theories, compare different conceptual frameworks for guiding health services and policy research, and discuss research studies addressing current topics of interest including: health system planning and policy, effectiveness and quality of care, efficiency of care, equity of care/disparities research. Upon completion of this course, students will:1) Be familiar with the multi-disciplinary and multi-faceted nature of health services and policy research; 2) Have a basic understanding of systems research and organizational theories; and 3) Have an understanding of the HSR research methods and their respective advantages and disadvantages. The course is delivered online and may have synchronous sessions that meet during the scheduled class time.