HCM 2130 - Managing Health Care Organizations (3)

When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course focuses on the structure, function, and interconnection of various health care organizations that make up the US health care system. Specific attention is paid to the unique challenges faced by health care managers, in addition to the unique challenges of managing various health care professionals. The course instructs students on the attributes of key health care organizations, namely hospitals and integrated delivery systems, ambulatory care, managed care organizations and insurance firms, biopharmaceutical firms, and other health care organizations. Administrative and other principles are addressed within the healthcare setting.
Prerequisite or corequisite: HCM 2110 or permission of the instructor.