Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks · Courses
HADM
18 courses with the subject HADM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HADM 506Management Information Systems for Public and Health Administration3
The design, implementation, and purpose of computerized management information systems in health and non-profit organizations.
Theory and techniques of financial management applied to health organizations; forecasting, control systems, working capital, capital budgeting, and institutional financing.
HADM 546Health Planning for Public Administration3
Comprehensive planning and program planning for health services, facilities, and manpower; social, economic, and political considerations; methodological problems.
Course on health law for administrators with coverage including hospital governance, taxation, licensure, liability, malpractice, patients' rights, anti-trust.
This course discusses design and implementation of health care delivery systems and the pressure and stakeholders which impact those systems. H ADM 552 Health Delivery Systems (3) This course covers the design and implementation of health care delivery systems. Beginning with policy and environmental pressures, the course considers the interests of diverse stakeholders such as regulators, purchasers, providers and consumers. The content of the course is organized in four areas: (1) traditional delivery systems; (2) managed care concepts and practices; (3) healthy communities approaches; and (4) reform and futures issues.The objective of the course is to increase students' knowledge of the evolving health care delivery systems. This course functions as an elective course in the MHA program. It builds on core courses that have presented the basics of health systems. Students will be required to take a mid-term and final exam and write a term paper (grade 1/3 each). The course will be offered every third semester with an expected enrollment of 20 students.
Supervised research-oriented off-campus, nongroup instruction, including field experiences, practicums, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester.
This course will identify research methodologies relevant to administration, planning, and public policy. The students will distinguish and demonstrate qualitative and quantitative research approaches, demonstrate and employ various research designs and research methods, demonstrate the process of "doing research," "writing research," and "presenting research", and demonstrate an awareness of ethical issues in conducting research. This course is intended for health professionals.
