Healthcare Management

3 units

The goal of the course is to develop facility in applying basic tenets of general management to actual situations and dilemmas that might be faced by health care managers, consultants, financiers, investors, innovators, or providers in the course of their work. Issues addressed will include but not be limited to financial issues, management challenges, and conduct of operations. The first phase will cover the basic background on the structure and financing of the healthcare industry to include very brief reviews of critical topics like insurance and government-provided healthcare. A few basic frameworks will then be developed for students to apply to course topics moving forward, such as cost/benefit analysis and evaluation of risk. The remainder of the course will involve critical analyses of healthcare cases involving varied subjects and management challenges. Sessions will emphasize student led discussions.