Health Care Delivery Organizations

2 credits · Owen Graduate School of Management

Over two-thirds of all healthcare in the US is delivered in and by healthcare delivery organizations (HCOs) such as hospitals and clinics. In this context, value for patients (i.e., health outcomes achieved per dollar spent) represents a key goal that can unite the interests of all system participants and potentially provide the basis for addressing the daunting challenges facing the healthcare system. With this mind, this course is designed to help students i) gain a basic understanding of systems, structures, processes, and outcomes in HCOs, and ii) identify strategic and organizational changes that sustained value improvement requires in how care is delivered, measured, and reimbursed. [2]