HADM

Subject

HADM

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Examines the concepts of human behavior in formal organizations, systems analysis, conceptual models, and decision processes. Cross-listed with: PADM 510

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Health care delivery presented as a socio-technical systems focusing upon resources, policy issues, institutions, technology, and innovations.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Prerequisite

permission of program

Analysis of administrative problems from a total organization viewpoint. Case studies of actual organizations are used for analysis.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Prerequisite

permission of program

Public policy issues, health system components from economic perspective. Economic analysis of health sector, medical markets, health care regulation.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Prerequisite

permission of program

This course reviews political considerations and the policy process as they pertain to health care in the United States.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Prerequisite

permission of program

n This course reviews theory and practice related to long-term care administration and policy.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Prerequisite

permission of program

College of Medicine: Public Health

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Comprehensive planning and program planning for health services, facilities, and manpower; social, economic, and political considerations; methodological problems.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Prerequisite

permission of program

This course reviews theory, methods, outcomes, and management of quality assurance in health care organizations.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Prerequisite

permission of program

Course on health law for administrators with coverage including hospital governance, taxation, licensure, liability, malpractice, patients' rights, anti- trust.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Prerequisite

permission of program

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

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

15

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

/Maximum of 9 Supervised research-oriented off-campus, nongroup instruction, including field experiences, practicums, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

9

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

9

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one yea or semester.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

9

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

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.

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu

/Maximum of 9 Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently. Health and Human Development (HHD)

Subject

HADM

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

9

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

graduate

Source

bulletins.psu.edu