HADM 3301 - Health Care Organizations

Description

This project based course is intended for those interested in a systematic understanding of organizational principles, practices, and insights pertinent to the management of health service organizations. While based on organizational theory and research, the emphasis is on the application of knowledge. Students will go beyond the traditional focus of health care in hospitals and other provider organizations to include suppliers, buyers, regulators, public health and financing organizations, and examine a more comparative global perspective of how the United States and other countries address issues of health and health care. Case studies, practical scenarios, and controversial issues are highlighted in each chapter to challenge the student to provide solutions and philosophical positions on a variety of issues.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:

Comprehend the scope of organizational theory and practice in the healthcare management industry
Discuss the distinctive challenges facing healthcare organizations globally
Analyze multiple organizational approaches from different perspectives
Understand the roles of leaders and managers in influencing organizational culture, performance, and change
Identify core leadership and managerial methods
- Motivating people
- Guiding teams
- Designing teams
- Coordinating work
- Communicating effectively
- Exerting influence
- Resolving conflict
- Negotiating agreements
- Improving performance
- Managing innovation and change
Describe the managerial implications of several emerging trends and issues such as:
- The growth of strategic alliances in the health sector
- The expansion and complexity of health law and regulation
- Health information technology
- The rise of consumerism in health care
- The global interconnectedness of health systems

Course Structure

Module 1: An Overview of Healthcare Management
Module 2: Leadership
Module 3: Management and Motivation
Module 4: Organizational Behavior & Management Thinking
Module 5: Information Technology
Module 6: Teamwork
Module 7: Addressing Health Disparities: Cultural Proficiency
Module 8: Organizational Culture, Performance, and Change

Credit Hours

Organizational Leadership

Prerequisites

None